In which cases can I benefit from speckle tracking?

Although current guidelines do not incorporate it yet, there is data about the value of LV strain for the timing of aortic valve surgery - watch it here!

One of the advantages of using a 3D echocardiography probe is that you can actually record several 2D-views simultaneously - which not only saves time but also facilitates examinations such as stress echocardiography. In this clip, Prof. Thomas Binder, MD introduces this way of imaging and of course gives some examples.