… Two-dimensional ultrasound speckle tracking imaging in evaluation of early changes in left
ventricular diastolic function in patients with essential hypertension. Echocardiography. 2010;…

… This state is reflected by a change of the early diastolic LV (un… speckles and frame rate affect
the accuracy of STE. This shortcoming could be overcome by the use of 3D speckle tracking …

… changes of LV systolic mechanics, which can be identified only by Speckle Tracking …
This technique permits the detection of early LV diastolic function changes in hypertension, …

Objective: To investigate two‐dimensional ultrasound speckle tracking imaging (STI) in
evaluating values of early changes in left ventricular diastolic function in patients with essential …

… changes in the transitional period from fetal to postnatal life alter values of speckle-tracked
strain and strain rate. As a result of changes in preload, afterload and inotropy, cardiac output …

… of speckle-tracking analyses to characterize serial changes in … speckle tracking in this study
enabled evaluation of longitudinal strains and, thus, enhanced sensitivity for detecting early …

… echocardiographic technique was introduced: speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). …
early cardiac dysfunction, to guide therapeutic management and to monitor early changes as a …

… in cardiomyopathies, and identifying early subclinical changes in various pathologies. A large
… upgrades of the speckle tracking software which result in changes to reference values are …

… of early changes in peak diastolic strain rate, but we observed predominant changes in peak
… Our second important finding was that speckle-tracking parameters correlated significantly …

… This study aimed to evaluate the evolution of cardiac changes in speckle tracking
echocardiography during a three-year follow-up. Materials and Methods: This prospective study …