"Myocardial mechanics: understanding and applying three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in clinical practice" by Khawaja A Ammar

Article

Myocardial mechanics: understanding and applying three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in clinical practice

Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)

Khawaja A Ammar, Advocate Aurora Health
Timothy E Paterick, M.D., J.D., Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center; Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Bijoy K Khandheria, M.D., Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center; Aurora Sinai Medical Center
M Fuad Jan, Advocate Aurora Health
Christopher Kramer, Advocate Aurora Health
Matt M Umland, Advocate Aurora Health
Alix J Tercius
Lisa Baratta
A Jamil Tajik, M.D., Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center; Aurora Sinai Medical Center

Affiliations

Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers

Publication Date

8-1-2012

Abstract

Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is an emerging tool to characterize and quantify myocardial segmental and rotational mechanics. This literature review is aimed at clinical and academic cardiologists to provide: (1) a conceptual framework of STE to initiate understanding of myocardial mechanics; (2) evidence that three-dimensional (3D) STE overcomes the problems of time-consuming data acquisition and postprocessing seen with two-dimensional STE; and (3) illustrative clinical cases with analysis of myocardial mechanics via 3D STE to show the incremental value of strain in clinical decision making.

Document Type

Article

PubMed ID

22591237

Citation Information

Ammar KA, Paterick TE, Khandheria BK, et al. Myocardial mechanics: understanding and applying three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in clinical practice. Echocardiography. 2012 Aug;29(7):861-72.