Speckle-Tracking and Tissue-Doppler Stress Echocardiography in Arterial Hypertension: A Sensitive Tool for Detection of Subclinical LV Impairment

Figure 3

Speckle-tracking. Longitudinal strain rate at maximal stress during exercise echocardiography (a) in a hypertensive patient and (b) in a healthy control. Note the difference in maximal strain rate during early systole.

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