American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 2 , Pages 345-351 , February 2009

Evaluation of left ventricular short- and long-axis function in severe mitral regurgitation using 2-dimensional strain echocardiography

  • Min-Seok Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Yong-Jin Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint request: Yong-Jin Kim, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yongon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
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  • Hyung-Kwan Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Joo-Yong Han, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Hong-Gu Chun, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Research Center, College of Medicine and Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Hee-Chan Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Research Center, College of Medicine and Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Dae-Won Sohn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Byung-Hee Oh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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  • Young-Bae Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received 2 August 2008 ,Accepted 8 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.10.004

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 2 , Pages 345-351 , February 2009

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