New Doppler echocardiography techniques are discussed for the quantification of regional left ventricular function and accurate diagnosis of regional myocardial dysfunction.
This review discusses new Doppler echocardiography techniques for assessing regional left ventricular wall motion, which is critical for early diagnosis of multiple cardiac pathologies.
The assessment of regional left ventricular (LV) function has been an important yet unresolved problem since the introduction of echocardiography as a diagnostic tool. Abnormal regional LV wall motion is an early finding in multiple cardiac pathologies and its diagnosis is of critical importance. In the last few years diagnostic procedures based on combined use of existing echocardiographic technologies were geared toward improving the accuracy of detection of baseline and/or induced regional wall motion abnormalities. One of the assumptions is that the combination of reduced LV wall thickening and reduced myocardial velocities can be used to accurately diagnose regional myocardial dysfunction. In this article we will discuss several new techniques for the quantification of regional LV function using Doppler echocardiography.
Fernández et al. (Wed,) conducted a review in Regional left ventricular wall motion abnormalities. Doppler echocardiography techniques was evaluated. New Doppler echocardiography techniques are discussed for the quantification of regional left ventricular function and accurate diagnosis of regional myocardial dysfunction.