Abstract
The present clinical case shows that assessment of longitudinal strain in the coronary care unit using speckle tracking echocardiography can help to quantify myocardial damage in the context of acute coronary syndromes and detect changes otherwise not visible with semi-quantitative evaluation of wall motion.
MeSH terms
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
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Coronary Angiography
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Coronary Care Units
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Echocardiography, Doppler, Color*
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Humans
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Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocardial Contraction*
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Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging
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Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
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Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
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Myocardium / pathology
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Treatment Outcome
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Ventricular Function, Left*