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World J Cardiol. Dec 26, 2012; 4(12): 341-346
Published online Dec 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i12.341
Published online Dec 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i12.341
Global and segmental myocardial deformation by 2D speckle tracking compared to visual assessment
Ashraf M Anwar, Department of Cardiology, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah 21159, Saudi Arabia
Ashraf M Anwar, Department of Cardiology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 2010, Egypt
Author contributions: Anwar AM was solely responsible for this study and wrote this manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Ashraf M Anwar, MD, PhD, FESC, Department of Cardiology, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, PO Box 9862, Jeddah 21159, Saudi Arabia. ashrafanwar2000@hotmail.com
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Received: July 5, 2012
Revised: October 20, 2012
Accepted: October 27, 2012
Published online: December 26, 2012
Revised: October 20, 2012
Accepted: October 27, 2012
Published online: December 26, 2012
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