Why do we use left atrial strain?

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.

Myocardial thickening is an important finding in echocardiography, and we tend to quickly call it "hypertrophy". But hypertrophy is not the only reason for thickening, and is thus not always the correct term. Watch this video to find out what other causes there are, and how often they can be found.

On a regular 2D-screen, real 3D images cannot be displayed, so our eyes must be tricked into perceiving depth. How this is done and what this means for your assessment of the images is briefly explained here by Prof. Thomas Binder, MD.

Strain is very important, and thus getting reliable measurements is required from any echocardiographer. In this video, our experts tell you 5 tips you should take to heart to avoid common mistakes about this.