TY - JOUR AU - Strachinaru, Mihai AU - Bosch, Johan G. AU - Schinkel, Arend F. L. AU - Michels, Michelle AU - Feyz, Lida AU - de Jong, Nico AU - Geleijnse, Marcel L. AU - Vos, Hendrik J. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/09/29 TI - Local myocardial stiffness variations identified by high frame rate shear wave echocardiography JO - Cardiovascular Ultrasound SP - 40 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Shear waves are generated by the closure of the heart valves. Significant differences in shear wave velocity have been found recently between normal myocardium and disease models of diffusely increased muscle stiffness. In this study we correlate in vivo myocardial shear wave imaging (SWI) with presence of scarred tissue, as model for local increase of stiffness. Stiffness variation is hypothesized to appear as velocity variation. SN - 1476-7120 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12947-020-00222-1 DO - 10.1186/s12947-020-00222-1 ID - Strachinaru2020 ER -