Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Apr 2020)

Application of strain echocardiography in valvular heart diseases

  • Marta Cvijic,
  • Jens-Uwe Voigt

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.09694
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 5
pp. 244 – 253

Abstract

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Echocardiographic strain imaging allows new insight into a complex cardiac mechanics and enables more precise evaluation of cardiac function. Hence, it has been shown to have clinical utility in a variety of valvular heart diseases. In particular, global longitudinal strain has been shown to be more sensitive to detect systolic dysfunction than left ventricular ejection fraction. In patients with valvular heart diseases, it provides both diagnostic and prognostic information in addition to standard echocardiographic and clinical parameters. In this review, we summarize current clinical application of strain echocardiography in patients with valvular heart diseases and discuss pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to respective findings in specific diseases.

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