Role of Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Early Detection of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Dogs.


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Hamabe L., Mandour A. S., Shimada K., Uemura A., Yilmaz Z., Nagaoka K., ...More

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, vol.11, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.3390/ani11082361
  • Journal Name: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: echocardiography, speckle tracking echocardiography, strain, myocardial function, left ventricle, dog, IDIOPATHIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY, PATENT DUCTUS-ARTERIOSUS, MYOCARDIAL-FUNCTION, LONGITUDINAL STRAIN, CANINE MODEL, HEALTHY DOGS, SYSTOLIC FUNCTION, REPEATABILITY, DYSSYNCHRONY, TWIST
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Simple Summary Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography represents an advanced imaging technique that allows the analysis of global and regional myocardial function, cardiac rotation and synchronicity using deformation imaging. It has gained growing importance over the last decade, especially in human medicine as a method of evaluating myocardial function. This review aims to give an overview of the current understanding of this technique and its clinical applicability in the field of veterinary medicine with a focus on early detection of left ventricular dysfunction in dogs. Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) is an advanced echocardiographic technique based on deformation imaging that allows comprehensive evaluation of the myocardial function. Clinical application of 2D-STE holds great potential for its ability to provide valuable information on both global and regional myocardial function and to quantify cardiac rotation and synchronicity, which are not readily possible with the conventional echocardiography. It has gained growing importance over the past decade, especially in human medicine, and its application includes assessment of myocardial function, detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction and serving as a prognostic indicator. This review illustrates the fundamental concepts of deformation analysis and gives an overview of the current understanding and its clinical application of this technique in veterinary medicine, with a focus on early detection of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in dogs.