The prognostic role of speckle tracking echocardiography in clinical practice: evidence and reference values from the literature.
Heart Fail Rev
; 26(6): 1371-1381, 2021 11.
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ABSTRACT
Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a second-level echocardiographic technique which has gradually gained relevance in the last years. It allows semi-automatic quantification of myocardial deformation and function, overcoming most of the limitations characterizing basic echocardiography and providing an early detection of cardiac impairment. Today, its feasibility and usefulness are highly supported by literature. In particular, several studies demonstrated that STE could provide additional prognostic information beyond conventional echocardiographic and traditional clinical parameters. Moreover, a recent standardization of speckle tracking analysis regarding all cardiac chambers paved the way for the integration of STE in diagnostic and prognostic protocols for particular clinical settings. The aim of this review is to describe the prognostic role of STE in different clinical scenarios basing on currently available evidence.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ecocardiografía
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Corazón
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Heart Fail Rev
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia