Open AccessMyocardial work: A modern tool to detect possible compensation mechanism of deformation in acute myocarditis with preserved left ventricular function
Author(s) -
Stephan Stöbe,
Andreas Hagendorff,
Matthias Gutberlet,
Bhupendar Tayal
Publication year - 2020
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/jcecho.jcecho_48_20
Subject(s) - medicine , acute myocarditis , cardiology , myocarditis , deformation (meteorology) , ventricular function , pathological , viral myocarditis , physics , meteorology
The architecture of the myocardial fibers defines the different components of left ventricular (LV) contraction. Subendocardial layers are primarily responsible for longitudinal LV deformation and subepicardial layers for circumferential LV deformation. The specific analysis of the different components of LV deformation by echocardiography might offer new diagnostic options in patients with acute myocarditis (?IM). This case report focuses on specific pathological findings of regional LV deformation in a patient with IM and preserved LV systolic function.