ASE's Comprehensive Strain Imaging

Strain imaging (also known as speckle-tracking echocardiography or STE) is arapidly growing, affordable, and versatilecardiac imaging technology of great interest to clinicians in both inpatient and outpatient settings.ASE's Comprehensive Strain Imagingis thefirst referencedesigned to help you master a wide range of strain imaging/STE applications, includingscreening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow up. Written and edited by a team of international experts from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), this new resource provides the information you need to optimize imaging acquisition and analysis using this important new echocardiography method. Coversstep-by-step techniqueson how to use strain imaging with expert tips on nuances, pitfalls, and clinical decision making. Discusses thegrowing range of strain imaging applicationsfor assessing diastolic function, atrial function, heart failure, arterial disease, valve disease, hypertrophy, and other common cardiovascular conditions. Providesup-to-date informationon screening and follow up of patients who receive cardio-toxic oncologic agents during cancer treatment and evaluation of patients with cardiomyopathy, heart failure, arterial disease, valve disease, implantable pacemakers, pericardial disease, hypertrophy, ischemic disease, and chest radiation. Includesmore than 150 imagesusing the latest strain imaging technology, as well as videos that depict evaluation and monitoring of patients with cardiomyopathies. Addressesfuture applications, including elastography. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase.Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.