Speckle-tracking imaging for the progression of mitral stenosis

Speckle-tracking imaging for the progression of mitral stenosis

Severity of mitral stenosis and left ventricular mechanics: a speckle tracking study.

BACKGROUND It has been shown that mitral stenosis (MS) impairs left ventricular (LV) systolic function; however, this issue has not been studied comprehensively. We aimed to evaluate the role of 2D strain in the assessment of subclinical LV systolic dysfunction in patients with MS. METHODS Seventy-two patients with isolated MS (mild, moderate and severe) and 31 healthy control subjects consti...

MITRAL STENOSIS COMPLICATED BY RENAL ARTERY EMBOLISM

Six patients with mitral stenosis complicated by renal artery embolism studied prospectively are presented. In five patients there was unilateral and in one patient bilateral renal artery involvement. The diagnosis was confirmed by intravenous pyelography, retrograde pyelography, renal angiography, renal scan or a combination of these. All had atrial fibrillation, proteinuria and elevated ...

myocardial strain and strain rate imaging: comparison between doppler derived strain imaging and speckle tracking echocardiography

Imaging Aortic Regurgitation: The Incremental Benefit of Speckle Tracking Echocardiography.

Aortic regurgitation (AR) affects global left ventricular mechanics. However, limited literature is available on how it may affect regional longitudinal strain. We present a case where severe AR jet is thrashing the anterior-septal wall and reducing its overall longitudinal performance most likely secondary to increased wall shear stress in diastole. This new insight into patho-physiological pr...