title: Longitudinal Strain in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Is There a Role for Prognostication?
authors.affiliation: From Duke Clinical Research Institute (R.J.M.) and Department of Medicine (R.J.M., M.G.K.), Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. robert.mentz@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mentz
authors.affiliation: From Duke Clinical Research Institute (R.J.M.) and Department of Medicine (R.J.M., M.G.K.), Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Michel G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Khouri
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D054143:Heart Failure, Systolic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists; D013148:Spironolactone
keywords: Editorials; diastolic; echocardiography; heart failure; longitudinal strain; treatment outcome