Open AccessStrain echocardiography and myocardial mechanics: From basics to clinical applications
Author(s) -
Giovanni Di Salvo,
Valeria Pergola,
Bahaa M. Fadel,
Ziad Bulbul,
Pio Caso
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.158415
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , strain (injury) , medical physics
The aim of this review is to summarize the recent developments in strain imaging, an evolving technique - from tissue Doppler to 3D echocardiography - for resolving the complex left ventricular mechanics. Following a brief overview of the different used technique to extract myocardial deformation data, the authors summarize the role of the technique in the assessment of cardiac mechanics and its role in the clinical arena.