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ArticleThe Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology2019

A comparative study between transthoracic and transesophageal echo modalities in evaluation of left ventricular deformation.

Hala Mahfouz Badran, Mahmoud Kamel Ahmed, Morad Mena Beshay, Fatma Elzahraa Abdelmonem Zein

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Article in The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hala Mahfouz BadranMenoufia University, 55-ElGish street, P.O Box 34, Tanta, Egypt. halamahfouz_1000@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5231-750X
Mahmoud Kamel AhmedMenoufia University, 55-ElGish street, P.O Box 34, Tanta, Egypt.
Morad Mena BeshayMenoufia University, 55-ElGish street, P.O Box 34, Tanta, Egypt.
Fatma Elzahraa Abdelmonem ZeinMenoufia University, 55-ElGish street, P.O Box 34, Tanta, Egypt.
Menoufia University · EG

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Abstract

background2D strain imaging has been proved as an accurate technique for the assessment of left ventricular (LV) function using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become a standard and essential technique in clinical practice especially when TTE is inconclusive. Adding 2D strain imaging to TEE might be valuable in the evaluation of cardiac performance. The aim of the present study was to compare 2D strain imaging using TTE and TEE in the assessment of left ventricular deformation in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

resultsThis study was conducted on sixty patients, who were referred for TEE for various clinical indications. All patients were examined with both TTE and TEE 2D strain imaging. Global and regional strain parameters including longitudinal (LS), circumferential (CS), and radial (RS) were examined. Analysis of 2D strain using TTE was time sparing than TEE (16 ± 1 vs 19 ± 2 min, P < 0.001). From 1020 segments explored using TTE, 97% (LS) and 93% (CS and RS) of the segments were fully analyzed versus 90% and 88% using TEE respectively (P < 0.01). TEE longitudinal strain has an excellent agreement with TTE-derived measurements and a modest agreement in circumferential strain but a notable disparity in radial strain values. Both regional and global LS and RS measured by TTE showed higher values (P < 0.01, < 0.03) compared with its corresponding values measured by TEE. Whereas segmental and global values of CS were higher using TTE modes, the difference with the analogous TEE values did not reach statistical significance. LS and CS measured by TTE and TEE showed excellent but similar correlation with LV EF and wall motion score index.

conclusion2D strain using TTE is user friendly compared to TEE. However, because of the good agreement, TEE 2D strain might represent an appropriate alternative in the evaluation of global LV deformation.

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2D strain imagingLeft ventricular deformationTransoesophageal echocardiography

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