Comparison of pre and post Global longitudinal Strain imaging in thrombolytic and primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute ST elevation Anterior Myocardial infarction

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 University Heart Journal Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan 2020; 11-15

Left ventricular functional remodeling after primary percutaneous coronary intervention

“…Reason behind quoting various studies is that they used different modalities which are highly cumbersome, costly, and not widely available for the assessment of myocardial recovery such as longitudinal strain imaging,[ 5 ] layer-specific speckle tracking,[ 7 ] cardiac MRI,[ 7 8 ] radionuclide imaging,[ 4 ] than echocardiographic parameters (LVEF, LVEDD, LVEDS, and WMSI) which are convenient and cost-effective with almost same results.…”

“…[ 4 ] Establishing the predictors of alterations in LV function may offer important acumen into the process of the changes in LV function and may have significant implications for therapeutic strategies. [ 4 ] Various studies used different modalities for assessment of myocardial recovery after revascularization, such as longitudinal strain imaging,[ 5 ] layer-specific speckle tracking,[ 6 7 ] cardiac MRI,[ 7 8 ] radionuclide imaging,[ 4 ] all of which are highly cumbersome, costly and not readily available everywhere. In comparison, echocardiography is low cost, easy to perform, and readily available everywhere with nearly the same predictive value.…”