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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

This is a member publication of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/71380, first published .
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Global Longitudinal Strain and Brain Natriuretic Peptide as Prognostic Biomarkers for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Regurgitation With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Global Longitudinal Strain and Brain Natriuretic Peptide as Prognostic Biomarkers for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Regurgitation With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Myung-Rho Kim   1 * , DO ;   Taha Shaikh   1 * , DO ;   Spencer Taylor   1 * , MD ;   Shawn Wang   1 * , MD ;   Vidhani Goel   2 * , BS ;   Michael DiCaro   1 * , MD ;   Banveet Kaur Khetarpal   3 * , MD ;   Kavita Batra   4 * , FRSPH, BDS, MPH, PhD

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, United States

2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States

3 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, United States

4 Office of Research and Department of Medical Education, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, United States

*all authors contributed equally

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