title: Longitudinal Strain: "Think Globally, Track Locally".
authors.affiliation: Maastricht University Medical Center, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Université de Bordeaux, LIRYC L'Institut de Rythmologie et Modélisation Cardiaque, Bordeaux, France. Electronic address: joost.lumens@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
authors.forename: Joost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lumens
authors.affiliation: Maastricht University Medical Center, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frits W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Prinzen
authors.affiliation: Maastricht University Medical Center, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tammo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Delhaas
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
keywords: GLS; echocardiography; risk stratification; speckle tracking; systolic function