title: [New echocardiographic techniques in the study of coronary artery disease: strain and strain rate].
abstract: Strain/strain rate are a new echocardiographic technique able to quantify regional myocardial deformation. Since myocardial velocity, obtained by standard tissue Doppler, is affected by global heart motion, cardiac rotation and influence from velocities in other segments, strain/strain rate have been introduced to measure regional shortening fraction and shortening rate, respectively. The present review discusses the most recent developments in the application of strain/strain rate in coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Cardiologia, A.O. Monaldi, Napoli. giodisal@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Salvo
authors.forename: Pio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caso
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pacileo
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Severino
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miele
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gala
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mininni
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calabrò
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology