Strain assessment in aortic stenosis: pathophysiology and clinical utility

T Meredith, D Roy, C Hayward, M Feneley… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•GLS is a sensitive marker of subclinical hypertrophy-mediated LV
dysfunction.•GLS quantifies LV functional recovery following intervention.•GLS outperforms …

Left atrial remodeling in response to aortic valve replacement: pathophysiology and myocardial strain analysis

M Lisi, MC Pastore, A Fiorio, M Cameli, GE Mandoli… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valve disease in the elderly and is
associated with poor prognosis if treated only medically. AS causes chronic pressure …

Global longitudinal strain is associated with better outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement

F Al-Rashid, M Totzeck, N Saur, RA Jánosi… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2020 - Springer
Background Parameters that mark the timing of left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling
following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are incompletely defined. This study …

Recovery of left ventricular mechanics after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: effects of baseline ventricular function and postprocedural aortic regurgitation

F Poulin, S Carasso, EM Horlick, H Rakowski… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Impaired left ventricular (LV) myocardial deformation is associated with adverse
outcome in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). The aim of this retrospective study was …

Impaired right and left ventricular function in asymptomatic children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot by two‐dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography study

Y Li, M Xie, X Wang, Q Lu, L Zhang, P Ren - Echocardiography, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Early detection of right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in
patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is essential because dysfunction is correlated …

Effects of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on left ventricular and left atrial morphology and function

A D'Andrea, R Padalino, R Cocchia… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative treatment in surgically
high‐risk or inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). The objective of this study …

Is speckle tracking imaging ready for prime time in current echo clinical practice?

SA Luis, PA Pellikka - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 2018 - Elsevier
Accurate assessment of left and right ventricular systolic function plays a fundamental role in
the prognostication and management of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular …

Early changes of myocardial function after transcatheter aortic valve implantation using multilayer strain speckle tracking echocardiography

K Shiino, A Yamada, GM Scalia, A Putrino… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an effective therapeutic option for severe
symptomatic aortic valve stenosis (AS) with intermediate or high surgical risk. The purpose …

Impact of asymptomatic acute cellular rejection on left ventricle myocardial function evaluated by means of two‐dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in …

M Ruiz Ortiz, ML Peña, D Mesa, M Delgado… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Our objective was to evaluate the impact of asymptomatic acute cellular
rejection (ACR) in left ventricular myocardial strain in heart transplant (HT) recipients by …

Changes in dynamic left ventricular function, assessed by the strain-volume loop, relate to reverse remodeling after aortic valve replacement

HG Hulshof, F van Oorschot… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Aortic valve replacement (AVR) leads to remodeling of the left ventricle (LV). Adopting a
novel technique to examine dynamic LV function, our study explored whether post-AVR …