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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena > Hemodynamics > Global Longitudinal Strain

Preferred term

Global Longitudinal Strain  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain
  • Right Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain

Scope note

  • Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a measure of ventricular function derived from 2-dimensional echocardiographic images by quantifying the relative length change in myocardial length between end-diastole and end-systole. GLS is used to predict cardiovascular outcomes and has been proposed to be a better measure of cardiac dysfunction than VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION.

History note

  • 2023

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000094582

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