Open AccessMyocardial oedema in acute myocarditis detected by echocardiographic 2D myocardial deformation analysis
Author(s) -
Brian Bridal Løgstrup,
J.M. Nielsen,
Won Yong Kim,
Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jev302
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricle , myocarditis , acute myocarditis , speckle tracking echocardiography , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , heart failure , ejection fraction
The clinical diagnosis of acute myocarditis is based on symptoms, electrocardiography, elevated myocardial necrosis biomarkers, and echocardiography. Often, conventional echocardiography reveals no obvious changes in global cardiac function and therefore has limited diagnostic value. Myocardial deformation imaging by echocardiography is an evolving method used to characterize quantitatively longitudinal systolic function, which may be affected in acute myocarditis. The aim of our study was to assess the utility of echocardiographic deformation imaging of the left ventricle in patients with diagnosed acute myocarditis in whom cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) evaluation was performed.
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