Vol. 34 No. 1 (2019): Revista Uruguaya de Cardiología
Técnicas en cardiología

Strain of the left atrium by speckle tracking: description of protocol for its measurement “step by step”

  • Matías Pécora,
  • Carlos Américo,
  • Bárbara Janssen,
  • Gabriel Parma,
  • José Boggia,
  • Lucía Florio,
Published 22-11-2019

Keywords:

LEFT ATRIAL FUNCTION, SPECKLE-TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TWO-DIMENSIONAL STRAIN, PROTOCOLS

Abstract

Based on the available evidence and work experience of the GEnotipo, Fenotipo y Ambiente de la HiperTensión arterial en el UruguaY (GEFA-HT-UY) cohort, a “step by step” protocol for the acquisition and measurement of the left atrial strain is described, both as a global and segmentary analysis (“bull’s eye” like ) using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography.

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