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Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
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New Echocardiographic Techniques for Evaluating Left Ventricular Myocardial Function

Carlo Marcucci, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina

Ryan Lauer, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina

Aman Mahajan, MD, PhD

Department of Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, amahajan{at}mednet.ucla.edu

Ultrasound imaging of the heart continues to play an important role in diagnosis and management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. Recent advances in ultrasound technology and introduction of newer imaging modalities have enabled improved assessment of left ventricular myocardial function. Tissue Doppler imaging and 2-dimensional speckle tracking allow more objective quantification of myocardial function in the form of tissue velocities, displacement, strain, and strain rate. Similarly, contrast-enhanced echocardiography and 3-dimensional echocardiography have provided a unique insight into left ventricular form and function that was not possible by unenhanced 2-dimensional echocardiography. In this review, the authors discuss the clinical application of these new imaging techniques in the assessment of left ventricular myocardial function.

Key Words: ultrasound • echocardiography • tissue Doppler imaging • speckle tracking • contrast • 3-dimensional echocardiography • transesophageal

This version was published on December 1, 2008

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Vol. 12, No. 4, 228-247 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1089253208328581
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