title: Serial speckle tracking and successful post-STEMI percutaneous coronary intervention: incremental value versus visual wall motion analysis.
abstract: The present clinical case shows that assessment of longitudinal strain in the coronary care unit using speckle tracking echocardiography can help to quantify myocardial damage in the context of acute coronary syndromes and detect changes otherwise not visible with semi-quantitative evaluation of wall motion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo Schiano
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Lomoriello
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galderisi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rapacciuolo
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maresca
authors.forename: Liberato Aldo
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piscione
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Simone
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003325:Coronary Care Units; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left