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Review
. 2023 Dec 30;14(1):88.
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14010088.

Application of Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for Evaluating Ventricular Function after Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement

Mengmeng Ji  1   2   3 , Li Zhang  1   2   3 , Lang Gao  1   2   3 , Yixia Lin  1   2   3 , Qing He  1   2   3 , Mingxing Xie  1   2   3   4   5 , Yuman Li  1   2   3
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Review

Application of Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for Evaluating Ventricular Function after Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement

Mengmeng Ji et al. Diagnostics (Basel). .

Abstract

Pulmonary regurgitation usually leads to right heart dilatation and eventually right heart dysfunction, which is associated with a poor prognosis. Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement is a developing treatment for pulmonary valve dysfunction that can take the place of traditional surgery and make up for the shortcomings of a large injury. Echocardiography plays a significant role in assessing ventricular function; however, conventional echocardiographic parameters have several limitations. Speckle tracking echocardiography has been regarded as a more accurate tool for quantifying cardiac function than conventional echocardiography. Therefore, the aim of this review was to summarize the application of speckle tracking echocardiography for evaluating right and left ventricular functions in patients after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement.

Keywords: speckle tracking echocardiography; transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Longitudinal strains of left and right ventricles using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography. (A) Longitudinal strains of left ventricle for each segment and left ventricular global longitudinal strain. (B) Longitudinal strain of right ventricular free wall and septum.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain using three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography. (A) Setting reference points; (B,C) left ventricular endocardial border tracking; (D) left ventricular global longitudinal strain is automatically generated.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Longitudinal strain of right ventricular free wall and septum using three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography. (A) Setting reference points; (B,C) right ventricular endocardial border tracking; (D) longitudinal strain of right ventricular free wall and septum are automatically generated.
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