Aarsæther, Erling Johan; Røsner, Assami; Straumbotn, Espen; Busund, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
The extension and the transmurality of the myocardial infarction are of high predictive value for clinical outcome. The aim of the study was to characterize the ability of longitudinal, circumferential and radial strain measured by 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) to predict the extent of necrosis in myocardial segments following acute myocardial infarction and to separate ...