Left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) is a simple measure of global systolic function
that pervades the risk evaluation and management of many cardiovascular diseases …

The authors summarize the recent developments in speckle-tracking echocardiography
(STE), a relatively new technique that can be used in conjunction with two-dimensional or …

Background Noninvasive detection of functionally significant coronary artery disease (CAD)
by echocardiography remains challenging, with the need to perform stress imaging to detect …

Speckle‐tracking echocardiography has recently emerged as a quantitative ultrasound
technique for accurately evaluating myocardial function by analyzing the motion of speckles …

Background—Two-dimensional strain echocardiography detects early signs of left
ventricular dysfunction; however, it is unknown whether myocardial strain analysis at rest in …

Left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) has established itself in the last decade
as a reliable, more objective method for the evaluation of LV systolic function, able to detect …

Objective Left atrial (LA) maximum volume (LAVmax) is an indicator of left ventricular (LV)
diastolic function. However, LAVmax is also influenced by systolic events, whereas the LA …

The echocardiographic assessment of regional myocardial function plays a critical role in
the diagnosis and management of ischemic heart disease and in most laboratories relies on …

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the ability of a novel automatic index based on area strain to
reliably quantify global and regional left ventricular (LV) function and accurately identify wall …

Echocardiography represents a first level technique for the evaluation of coronary artery
disease (CAD) which supports clinicians in the diagnostic and prognostic workup of these …