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This editorial refers to ‘Early diastolic strain rate in relation to systolic and diastolic function and prognosis in acute myocardial infarction: a two-dimensional speckle-tracking study’[†][1], by M. Ersboll et al. , on page 648 Echocardiography has been used for the assessment of left ventricular (LV) structure and function over almost three decades, and it is the de facto clinical standard for two-dimensional (2D) quantification of LV dimensions, and systolic and diastolic function.In agreement with this, echocardiography is also a commonly used imaging modality in the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Because of low costs, easy applicability, and wide availability, echocardiography is useful not only for establishing the diagnosis, site, and magnitude of a myocardial infarction, and its mechanical complications, but also for follow-up studies. In particular, it is valuable for assessment of prognosis and risk stratification. Consequently, the majority of clinical trials have applied dimensions or 2D-derived volumes including LV ejection fraction (EF) as primary or secondary endpoints.1 Several prognostic parameters can be derived from commonly used and from more sophisticated echocardiographic approaches, as listed in Table 1 . View this table:Table 1 Echocardiographic parameters related to prognosis after myocardial infarctionHowever, a major disadvantage of using 2D echocardiography measurement as an endpoint is that it relies to a great extent on vendor skills and therefore is characterized by a relatively high interobserver and test–re-test variability.2,3 Whereas interobserver variability … [1]: #fn-2

Can speckle-tracking imaging improve the reliability of echocardiographic parameters for outcome evaluation in clinical trials?