title: New techniques for the assessment of regional left ventricular wall motion.
abstract: The assessment of regional left ventricular (LV) function has been an important yet unresolved problem since the introduction of echocardiography as a diagnostic tool. Abnormal regional LV wall motion is an early finding in multiple cardiac pathologies and its diagnosis is of critical importance. In the last few years diagnostic procedures based on combined use of existing echocardiographic technologies were geared toward improving the accuracy of detection of baseline and/or induced regional wall motion abnormalities. One of the assumptions is that the combination of reduced LV wall thickening and reduced myocardial velocities can be used to accurately diagnose regional myocardial dysfunction. In this article we will discuss several new techniques for the quantification of regional LV function using Doppler echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Imaging Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitariuo Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain. magfeco@seker.es
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Garcia-Fernandez
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bermejo
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perez-David
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lopez-Fernandez
authors.forename: Maria Jesus
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ledesma
authors.forename: Pio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caso
authors.forename: Norberto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malpica
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desco
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left