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C-LVH caused deterioration of the systolic longitudinal, circumferential, and radial myocardial deformation in patients with HT. LV torsion and circumferential shortening were considered to be compensatory mechanisms for maintaining LV pump function.

The aortic circumferential strain and strain rate measured by 2D strain imaging allow simple and accurate determination of the aortic stiffness.

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Impaired LA and LV relaxation in the longitudinal direction are early signs of abnormal LA-LV coupling related to arterial stiffness in preclinical patients with cardiovascular risk factors. 2DSTE enables the quantitative assessment of the LA and LV function, and can be considered a sensitive tool for detecting the abnormal LA-LV-arterial coupling.