Global longitudinal strain (GLS) independently correlates with the Gensini score and, combined with twist, improves prediction of coronary artery disease severity.
Does assessment of left ventricular strain (GLS and twist) by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography predict CAD severity (Gensini score) in patients with coronary artery disease?
Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography assessing GLS and twist is a feasible method that correlates with angiographic CAD severity as measured by the Gensini score.
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GLS and twist were independently correlated with the Gensini score. GLS showed greater discrimination, whereas the combination of GLS and twist yielded better performance in predicting CAD severity. Assessments of strain parameters appear to be feasible in the echocardiographic examination of CAD patients.
Lan et al. (Sun,) reported a other. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) independently correlates with the Gensini score and, combined with twist, improves prediction of coronary artery disease severity.