Two-dimensional speckle tracking of the left ventricle in patients with systemic sclerosis for an early detection of myocardial involvement
European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging, 03/19/2012
Spethmann S et al. – Left ventricular (LV) deformation analysis by speckle–tracking echocardiography (STE) is a sensitive method to detect early LV systolic impairment primarily in the basal segments in patients with SSc having preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).



