Longitudinal Strain in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Is There a Role for Prognostication?

Affiliations

¹ From Duke Clinical Research Institute (R.J.M.) and Department of Medicine (R.J.M., M.G.K.), Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. robert.mentz@duke.edu.
² From Duke Clinical Research Institute (R.J.M.) and Department of Medicine (R.J.M., M.G.K.), Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

Editorial

Robert J Mentz et al. Circulation. 2015.

. 2015 Aug 4;132(5):368-70.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017683. Epub 2015 Jun 30.

¹ From Duke Clinical Research Institute (R.J.M.) and Department of Medicine (R.J.M., M.G.K.), Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. robert.mentz@duke.edu.
² From Duke Clinical Research Institute (R.J.M.) and Department of Medicine (R.J.M., M.G.K.), Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

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Keywords: Editorials; diastolic; echocardiography; heart failure; longitudinal strain; treatment outcome.

Comment on

Prognostic Importance of Impaired Systolic Function in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and the Impact of Spironolactone.
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