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Speckle tracking and M-mode echocardiography of a 21-month old patient with fulminant viral myocarditis. Apical 4-chamber views with tracing of the endo- and epicardium and longitudinal strain (SL) of the left ventricle (top), and M-mode view (bottom) (A) 1 day before VAD implantation, (B) after 1 month of VAD therapy, (C) after 3 months of VAD therapy. Global strain (GS) is indicated in yellow. Note the different color scaling in (C).
