Figure 1From: Role of 2D strain in the early identification of left ventricular dysfunction and in the risk stratification of systemic sclerosis patients Examples of left ventricular circumferential strain, from mid-ventricular parasternal short axis view [upper panels], and of longitudinal strain, from 4-chamber apical view [lower panels], in a SSc patient [left] and in an healthy subject [right]. Back to article page