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Application of strain echocardiography in valvular heart diseases
Echocardiographic strain imaging allows new insight into a complex cardiac mechanics and enables more precise evaluation of cardiac function. Hence, it has been shown to have clinical utility in a variety of valvular heart diseases. In particular, global longitudinal strain has been shown to be more...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Kare Publishing
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7219305/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32352410 http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.09694 |
| Sumario: | Echocardiographic strain imaging allows new insight into a complex cardiac mechanics and enables more precise evaluation of cardiac function. Hence, it has been shown to have clinical utility in a variety of valvular heart diseases. In particular, global longitudinal strain has been shown to be more sensitive to detect systolic dysfunction than left ventricular ejection fraction. In patients with valvular heart diseases, it provides both diagnostic and prognostic information in addition to standard echocardiographic and clinical parameters. In this review, we summarize current clinical application of strain echocardiography in patients with valvular heart diseases and discuss pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to respective findings in specific diseases. |
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