In-treatment midwall and endocardial fractional shortening predict cardiovascular outcome in hypertensive patients with preserved baseline systolic ventricular function: the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction study.
Wachtell K, Gerdts E, Palmieri V, Olsen MH, Nieminen MS, Papademetriou V, Boman K, Dahl?f B, Aurigemma GP, Rokkedal JE, Devereux RB. In-treatment midwall and endocardial fractional shortening predict cardiovascular outcome in hypertensive patients with preserved baseline systolic ventricular function: the Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction study. J Hypertens. 2010 Jul; 28(7):1541-6.