Why the study?
The review was conducted to reiterate the value of applying RV and biatrial strain imaging in research and day-to-day clinical practice using 2D-STE, following the recent EACVI consensus document.
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This review highlights the clinical and research utility of multichamber strain imaging (RV, RA, LA) using 2D-STE, contextualized by the recent EACVI consensus document.
In this review, right ventricular (RV), right atrial (RA), and left atrial (LA) strain in some selected clinical situations has been discussed in light of the current literature. To exemplify the significance of the use of multichamber strain, we have provided some illustrations of common cardiac problems. The recently published European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) consensus document for standardization of RV, RA, and LA strain, using the currently available software, has fulfilled the aspirations of investigators world over who have been studying atrial strain using a bailed-out algorithm designed principally to quantify left ventricular deformation. The purpose of this review was to reiterate the value of the application of RV and biatrial strain imaging in research and day-to-day clinical practice, using the 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE). Also, we present a short report on how RA strain may remain coupled to pulmonary hemodynamics. Besides, we have highlighted the technical challenges of atrial strain quantification. We have not used the nomenclature of chamber deformation proposed by the EACVI document as the publications cited in this review have used different sets of nomenclature.
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