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Figure 3 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Figure 3

From: Rationale and design of a randomized trial on the impact of aldosterone antagonism on cardiac structure and function in diabetic cardiomyopathy

Figure 3

Longitudinal strain and strain rate imaging by 2D speckle tracking for the apical 4-chamber view. The top panel is the strain throughout one cardiac cycle for each of the color coded LV segments (mean strain shown by dotted white line). In this example, the mean peak strain is about 27% which occurs during LV ejection, defined as the interval between aortic valve opening (AVO) and closure (AVC). The bottom panel shows the corresponding LV strain rate. Note the negative strain rate in systole (S) and the positive strain rates (E during early diastole, and A during late diastole).

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