Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with more severe left ventricular dyssynchrony than is hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy.

Objective: To evaluate left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), and to compare abnormalities associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and hypertensive heart disease (HHD) using 2D speckle tracking imaging. Methods: Basal, middle, and apical 2D...

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Published in:	Echocardiography Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 677 - 685
Main Authors:	Nagakura T, Takeuchi M, Yoshitani H, Nakai H, Nishikage T, Kokumai M, Otani S, Yoshiyama M, Yoshikawa J
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Aug2007
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