Background Visual left ventricular (LV) wall motion scoring is well established for the
assessment of LV function, yet it is subjective, circumstantial, and relative and requires long …

We aimed to explore whether a novel left ventricular performance index, area strain (AS),
based on three-dimensional wall-motion tracking (3-D-WMT) done before and after …

Background The optimal strategy for treating late presenters of ST‐elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI) remains uncertain. Hypothesis percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

Aims: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI) usually restores TIMI 3 flow in the occluded artery, but microvascular …

Aims To assess the utility of speckle tracking global longitudinal systolic strain (GLS)
compared with traditional echocardiographic indices including left ventricular ejection …

Background—Myocardial infarct size is a major determinant of left ventricular (LV)
remodeling after ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction. We evaluated whether LV …

Objectives: We investigated the correlation between left ventricular global and regional
longitudinal systolic strain (GLS and LRS) and coronary flow reserve (CFR) assessed by …

Aims To assess whether quantitative resting assessment of local myocardial function by 2D
speckle tracking echocardiography may be helpful for the evaluation of myocardial viability …

Global longitudinal strain (GLS) measured by 2-dimensional longitudinal speckle-tracking
echocardiography may be a more sensitive measure of left ventricular (LV) mechanics than …

Aims We examined the association between the symptom-to-reperfusion-time and
cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived global strain parameters and transmural …