TY - JOUR
T1 - Strain and strain rate echocardiography
AU - Pislaru, Cristina
AU - Abraham, Theodore P.
AU - Belohlavek, Marek
PY - 2002/9/1
Y1 - 2002/9/1
N2 - Strain and strain rate echocardiography is an emerging technique for assessing myocardial systolic and diastolic function. It is envisioned that this modality could change the quantitative assessment of regional wall motion and improve the accuracy and reproducibility of test readings. Myocardial strain and strain rate can detect inducible ischemia and at earlier stages than visual estimation of wall motion or wall thickening parameters. Changes in systolic strain rate and strain have potential to discriminate between different myocardial viability states. Measurement of diastolic rate of deformation can differentiate physiologic from pathologic hypertrophy, and restrictive from constrictive cardiomyopathy. This article reviews basic principles and current experimental and clinical applications of strain and strain rate echocardiography.
AB - Strain and strain rate echocardiography is an emerging technique for assessing myocardial systolic and diastolic function. It is envisioned that this modality could change the quantitative assessment of regional wall motion and improve the accuracy and reproducibility of test readings. Myocardial strain and strain rate can detect inducible ischemia and at earlier stages than visual estimation of wall motion or wall thickening parameters. Changes in systolic strain rate and strain have potential to discriminate between different myocardial viability states. Measurement of diastolic rate of deformation can differentiate physiologic from pathologic hypertrophy, and restrictive from constrictive cardiomyopathy. This article reviews basic principles and current experimental and clinical applications of strain and strain rate echocardiography.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001573-200209000-00002
DO - 10.1097/00001573-200209000-00002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12357119
AN - SCOPUS:0036752342
SN - 0268-4705
VL - 17
SP - 443
EP - 454
JO - Current Opinion in Cardiology
JF - Current Opinion in Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -