Incremental Value of Two Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in the Functional Assessment and Characterization of Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Prasad Gunasekaran; Sidakpal Panaich; Alexandros Briasoulis; Shaun Cardozo; Luis Afonso

doi:10.2174/1573403X12666160712095938

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Incremental Value of Two Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in the Functional Assessment and Characterization of Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction

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Incremental Value of Two Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in the Functional Assessment and Characterization of Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Prasad Gunasekaran, Sidakpal Panaich, Alexandros Briasoulis, Shaun Cardozo and Luis Afonso

Current cardiology reviews, Vol.13(1), pp.32-40

2017

DOI: 10.2174/1573403X12666160712095938

PMCID: PMC5324318

PMID: 27411342

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Abstract

Subclinical left ventricular (LV) dysfunction refers to subtle abnormalities in LV function which typically precede a reduction in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The assessment of myocardial function using LVEF, a radial metric of systolic function, is subject to load dependence, intra-observer and inter-observer variability. Reductions in LVEF typically manifest late in the disease process thus compromising the ability to intervene before irreversible impairment of systolic performance sets in. 2-Dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE), a novel strain imaging modality has shown promise as a sensitive indicator of myocardial contractility. It arms the clinician with a powerful and practical tool to rapidly quantify cardiac mechanics, circumventing several inherent limitations of conventional echocardiography. This article highlights the incremental utility of 2D-STE in the detection of subclinical LV dysfunction.

Systole

Ventricular Function, Left

Humans

Observer Variation

Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology

Echocardiography - methods

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Title: Subtitle: Incremental Value of Two Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in the Functional Assessment and Characterization of Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Creators: Prasad Gunasekaran
Sidakpal Panaich
Alexandros Briasoulis
Shaun Cardozo
Luis Afonso - Division of Cardiology, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, 3990 John R, 8-Brush, Harper University Hospital, Detroit, Michigan-48201. United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current cardiology reviews, Vol.13(1), pp.32-40
DOI: 10.2174/1573403X12666160712095938
PMID: 27411342
PMCID: PMC5324318
ISSN: 1573-403X
eISSN: 1875-6557
Language: English
Date published: 2017
Academic Unit: Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984094776802771

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