TY - JOUR
T1 - Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function
T2 - An Overview of Contemporary Techniques, Including Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography
AU - Luis, Sushil A.
AU - Chan, Jonathan
AU - Pellikka, Patricia A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - Assessment of left ventricular systolic function has a central role in the evaluation of cardiac disease. Accurate assessment is essential to guide management and prognosis. Numerous echocardiographic techniques are used in the assessment, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. This review is based on a literature search of the PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Scopus databases from inception through December 30, 2017, using the terms strain echocardiography, tissue Doppler strain, and speckle-tracking echocardiography. We provide the internist with a contemporary overview of current echocardiographic techniques used in the evaluation of left ventricular systolic function. In particular, we focus on the role of speckle-tracking echocardiography, including its utility in the detection of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction and the associated prognostic implications.
AB - Assessment of left ventricular systolic function has a central role in the evaluation of cardiac disease. Accurate assessment is essential to guide management and prognosis. Numerous echocardiographic techniques are used in the assessment, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. This review is based on a literature search of the PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Scopus databases from inception through December 30, 2017, using the terms strain echocardiography, tissue Doppler strain, and speckle-tracking echocardiography. We provide the internist with a contemporary overview of current echocardiographic techniques used in the evaluation of left ventricular systolic function. In particular, we focus on the role of speckle-tracking echocardiography, including its utility in the detection of subclinical left ventricular dysfunction and the associated prognostic implications.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.07.017
DO - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.07.017
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30611439
AN - SCOPUS:85059366550
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 94
SP - 125
EP - 138
JO - Mayo Clinic proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic proceedings
IS - 1
ER -