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Current Cardiology Reports
Published in: Current Cardiology Reports 3/2015

01-03-2015 | Echocardiography (JM Gardin, Section Editor)

Strain, Strain Rate, Torsion, and Twist: Echocardiographic Evaluation

Authors: Anders Opdahl, Thomas Helle-Valle, Helge Skulstad, Otto A. Smiseth

Published in: Current Cardiology Reports | Issue 3/2015

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Abstract

Deformation imaging by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) are emerging clinical methods. TDI- and STE-derived parameters, such as myocardial strain and strain rate, as well as torsion and twist, provide detailed information about myocardial function and are associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, only echocardiographic laboratories with experience in deformation imaging have included these methods in daily clinical practice. In this review, we describe myocardial deformation parameters and relevant echocardiographic methods and address recent developments in the clinical application of deformation imaging.
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Metadata
Title
Strain, Strain Rate, Torsion, and Twist: Echocardiographic Evaluation
Authors
Anders Opdahl
Thomas Helle-Valle
Helge Skulstad
Otto A. Smiseth
Publication date
01-03-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Cardiology Reports / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1523-3782
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3170
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-015-0568-x

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Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

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Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.

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Semaglutide benefits people with type 2 diabetes and obesity-related heart failure

16-04-2024 Type 2 Diabetes News

Incentivised to exercise

11-04-2024 Lifestyle Modifications News

New intervention for STEMI-related cardiogenic shock

10-04-2024 Myocardial Infarction News

» View more highlights on the ACC 2024 congress hub page

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