Case of reduced strain under stress echo

This is the case of a patient with an enlarged right ventricle, where we just could not find a reason in trans-thoracic echo, which is why we performed TEE.

Prof. Thomas Binder, MD presents the case of a former hockey player who developed myocardial fibrosis in addition to his hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Functional mitral regurgitation can be present in patients with other LV problems, such as infarct scars. Can we still derive some information in these cases?

In this clip, we discuss strain dispersion, a certain pattern in strain curves that might help you decide whether your patient needs an ICD implanted or not.

In this video, Prof. Thomas Binder presents the case of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy. Watch the clip to learn what different views of the heart might look like, and what to expect in the speckle tracking analysis here.