Speckle tracking echocardiography in cardiac amyloidosis

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Transthoracic Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for the Quantitative Assessment of Left Ventricular Myocardial Deformation
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Transthoracic Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for the Quantitative Assessment of Left Ventricular Myocardial Deformation

Published on: October 20, 2016

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Mario Stricagnoli1, Matteo Cameli2, Eufemia Incampo2

  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. stricagnolimario@gmail.com.

Heart Failure Reviews
|April 17, 2019
PubMed

Insights

Speckle tracking echocardiography aids in diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis, a condition often misdiagnosed. This imaging technique enhances clinical suspicion and guides patients toward definitive diagnostic methods.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Cardiac amyloidosis presents diagnostic challenges due to overlapping features with other hypertrophic conditions.
  • Early misdiagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis is common, impacting patient outcomes.
  • Reference diagnostic methods like cardiac MRI and biopsy have logistical and technical limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utility of speckle tracking echocardiography in the context of cardiac amyloidosis.
  • To explore speckle tracking echocardiography's role in improving diagnostic accuracy and patient management.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 2D echocardiographic images using speckle tracking technology.
  • Comparison of speckle tracking echocardiography findings with established diagnostic criteria and reference methods.

Main Results:

  • Speckle tracking echocardiography provides valuable information on cardiac tissue deformation.
  • The technique can enhance clinical suspicion for cardiac amyloidosis.
  • It offers prognostic insights and aids in patient stratification for further testing.

Conclusions:

  • Speckle tracking echocardiography is a valuable tool for increasing suspicion of cardiac amyloidosis.
  • It improves the appropriate referral of patients for definitive diagnostic procedures.
  • This method complements standard echocardiography in managing cardiac amyloidosis.

Keywords:
Cardiac amyloidosisImagingSpeckle tracking echocardiographyStrain

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