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Two‐dimensional speckle tracking cardiac mechanics and constrictive pericarditis: systematic review
Author(s) -
Madeira Marta,
Teixeira Rogério,
Costa Marco,
Gonçalves Lino,
Klein Allan L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13293
Subject(s) - constrictive pericarditis , speckle pattern , cardiology , speckle tracking echocardiography , medicine , mechanics , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence , heart failure , ejection fraction
Transthoracic echocardiography has a pivotal role in the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis ( CP ). In addition to the classic M‐mode, two‐dimensional and Doppler indices, newer methodologies designed to evaluate myocardial mechanics, such as two‐dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D STE ), provide additional diagnostic and clinical information in the context of CP . Research has demonstrated that cardiac mechanics can improve echocardiographic diagnostic accuracy of CP and aid in differentiating between constrictive and restrictive ventricular physiology. 2D STE can also be used to assess the success of pericardiectomy and its impact on atrial and ventricular mechanics. In the course of this review, we describe cardiac mechanics in patients with CP and summarize the influence of pericardiectomy on atrial and ventricular mechanics assessed using 2D STE .