Evaluación de la mecánica ventricular izquierda mediante speckle tracking en pacientes sanos en la Clínica Shaio

Abstract

Introduction: Echocardiography is currently the diagnostic imaging technique more often used to evaluate cardiovascular anatomy and function. Nowadays speckle tracking echocardiography is being used, which allows a more accurate and objective evaluation of ventricular function, but nevertheless, reference values are needed to make obtained measurements more valid and useful, to determine in an opportunistic way which decisions are needed to make, prior to function deterioration. Main Objective: To determine reference values for left ventricular mechanics, using Speckle Tracking Two-Dimensional Echocardiography with Toshiba Artida equipment and a 3-megahertz multi-frequency transducer, in patients without any known cardiac pathology at Fundacion Clinica Shaio in 2014. Methods: Prospective cohort analysis of every patient admitted at Fundacion Clinica Shaio for echocardiographic evaluation without any known cardiac pathology from August to December 2014. Results: This study about left ventricular mechanics evaluation in healthy adults is presented; the results are similar to those obtained in reference trials, however these are considered of great importance since current guidelines for Strain Rate ventricular mechanics evaluation state that every equipment needs to be standardized to obtain valid results according to our population and all of the different pathologies where this technique can be applied.