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ReviewKorean circulation journal2026

Assessment of Myocardial Stiffness With New Echocardiographic Methods.

Laurine Wouters, Annette Caenen, Ahmed Youssef, Andressa Araujo Andrade Sousa, Stéphanie Bézy, Jürgen Duchenne, Jan D'hooge, Jens-Uwe Voigt

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Review in Korean circulation journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Laurine WoutersDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1841-6720
Annette CaenenDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4747-6482
Ahmed YoussefDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9014-4432
Andressa Araujo Andrade SousaDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7538-8003
Stéphanie BézyDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5728-8082
Jürgen DuchenneDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-5753
Jan D'hoogeDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2346-142X
Jens-Uwe VoigtDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0575-1888

Funding

Belgian Fund for Cardiac surgeryEgyptian ministry of research and higher educationEuropean Association of Cardiovascular ImagingResearch Foundation Flanders 11PP524NResearch Foundation Flanders 12B3124NResearch Foundation Flanders 12ZZN22NResearch Foundation Flanders 1832922N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myocardial stiffness is a key determinant of cardiac function. So far, its assessment required invasive methods such as pressure-volume loop measurements or mechanical testing of tissue biopsies, which are both not suited for daily clinical use. However, recent advances in echocardiography offer promising non-invasive alternatives. Initial clinical studies in different pathologies are encouraging and indicate a huge potential of these new ultrasound-based techniques for evaluating myocardial stiffness. In this review, we explain the concept of myocardial stiffness, explore the most promising ultrasound techniques currently available for its evaluation, and discuss key insights from recent clinical research in the field.

Indexed as

Acoustic radiation force imagingEchocardiographyMyocardial stiffnessShear wave elastographyTime harmonic elastography

Identifiers

PMID41560486
PMCPMC13442983

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