title: Left ventricular myocardial strain gradient using a novel multi-layer transthoracic echocardiography technique positively correlates with severity of aortic stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: Koya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. Electronic address: nobusada@w8.dion.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Nobusada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Funabashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
keywords: A novel multilayer transthoracic echocardiography technique; Left ventricular myocardial strain gradient; Severity of aortic stenosis