What is the difference between ejection fraction and deformation imaging?

Differentiating between the various forms of cardiomyopathy can be difficult, but speckle tracking might be able to help you with that. In this short clip, our experts will show you what clues you can find in a strain analysis.

In this case study of a 28 y/o male with aortic valve disease, Prof. Thomas Binder, MD discusses the steps in diagnosing the problem and deciding about an operation - and what he might have done differently if strain was available earlier.

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.

Pressure overload due to aortic stenosis leads to left ventricular hypertrophy, which leads to a drop in ejection fraction - but what if we had a parameter that detects more subtle changes earlier? Could we maybe even help patients with valvular heart disease before their quality of life begins to drop? You guessed it - we might be able to, and strain could be the key.