Myocardial oedema in acute myocarditis detected by echocardiographic 2D myocardial deformation analysis

Conclusion
In patients with acute myocarditis, 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography was a useful tool in the diagnostic process of acute myocarditis. Global longitudinal strain adds important information that can support clinical and conventional echocardiographic evaluation, especially in patients with preserved LV ejection fraction in relation to the diagnosis and degree of myocardial dysfunction.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - August 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Logstrup, B. B., Nielsen, J. M., Kim, W. Y., Poulsen, S. H. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research