Evolving Applications of Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Left Atrial and Right Ventricular Strain.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) can assess myocardial motion in non-LV chambers-including assessment of left atrial (LA) and right ventricular (RV) strain. This review seeks to highlight the diagnostic, prognostic, and clinical significance of these parameters in heart failure, atrial fibrillation (AF), diastolic dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension (PH), tricuspid regurgitation, and heart transplant recipients.

Recent findings

Impaired LA strain reflects worse LV diastolic function in individuals with and without HF, and this is associated with decreased exercise capacity. Initiating treatments targeting these functional aspects may enhance exercise capacity and potentially prevent heart failure (HF). Impaired LA strain also identifies patients with

SUBMITTER: Serafin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199230 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature