What is speckle tracking?

Strain and strain are sometimes two different things, depending on what part of the heart wall you are looking at. What is the difference between myocardial strain, endocardial strain and epicardial strain? Find out in this video.

Echocardiography is an artform of fine movements of the transducer in your hands an fingers. In this clip, Prof. Thomas Binder, MD shows you the very basic movements that allow you to image the heart.

Post-systolic shortening can be found in normal hearts - but at what point is it an abnormal finding? Find out in this video.

Learn here how to assess and follow a patient with aortic regurgitation from 2D echo to Doppler imaging and speckle tracking.