Global and Regional Myocardial Function Quantification by Two-Dimensional Strain
Application in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Karim Serri, MD,
Patricia Reant, MD,
Marianne Lafitte, MD*,
Marianne Berhouet, MD,
Valerie Le Bouffos, MD,
Raymond Roudaut, MD and
Stephane Lafitte, MD, PhD
Cardiologic Hospital, Bordeaux 2 University, Pessac, France
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Figure 1 Illustration of the different components of systolic strain measured by two-dimensional strain analysis. C = circumferential; L = longitudinal; R = radial; T = transverse.
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Figure 2 (A) Apical four-chamber view showing endocardial contour (upper left), peak longitudinal strain (upper right), peak transverse strain (lower right), and time-to-peak longitudinal strain (lower left). (B) Longitudinal systolic strain curves in apical four-chamber view with different colors depicting the different myocardial segments. Strain values are shown in the table (lower right).
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Figure 3 (A) Parasternal short-axis view showing endocardial contour (upper left), peak radial strain (upper right), peak circumferential strain (lower left), and time-to-peak circumferential strain (lower right). (B) Circumferential systolic strain curves in parasternal short-axis view with different colors depicting the different myocardial segments. Strain values are shown in the table (lower right).
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