Está difícil pro Strain.

Stress and strain: double trouble or useful tool?
R.A. Argyle* and S.G. Ray
European Journal of Echocardiography 2009 10(6):716-722
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of South Manchester, Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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"Feasibility of the techniques has been demonstrated, but the main barrier to their introduction is the time-consuming nature of the post-processing and analysis. In addition to this, each technique also has its own specific drawbacks; tissue Doppler is limited by the inherent angle-dependency of any Doppler-derived data, whereas for speckle-tracking excellent 2D image quality must be obtained."
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Sim, os alunos perguntam:
- E o Strain, vale a pena?
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Os europeus ainda têm sérias dúvidas.
Eu gosto de concordar com eles, afinal, lá se faz a medicina mais racional em termos de custo benefício.
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