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Does speckle tracking echocardiography improve early diagnosis in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy compared to standard transthoracic echocardiography?
Does speckle tracking echocardiography improve early diagnosis in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy compared to standard transthoracic echocardiography?
Speckle tracking echocardiography is a promising modality for the early diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Routine clinical adoption for early dilated cardiomyopathy detection should not yet change practice; leaves open the.
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is an important cause of the heart failure. Timely diagnosis and optimal management decrease morbidity and mortality in heart failure patients. Although transthoracic echocardiography is used as the diagnostic test of choice in these patients, new modalities like speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) have promising results in diagnosing these patients in the earlier course of the disease. Advancements in cardiac imaging are expected as more clinical studies on the role of STE in different cardiac diseases that emerge. In this review article, we will discuss the basics of STE and its role in diagnosing DCM.
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