Introduction Malignant cardiac neoplasia is a rare entity with an extremely low incidence that has a nonspecific clinical presentation that may mimic other conditions. It can present arrhythmias and complications such as ischemia due to coronary flow obstruction. More than 75% of primary cardiac tumors are benign. Of the 25% of malignant tumors, 75% are sarcomas.– Primary cardiac tumors can have a primary or metastatic origin and are diagnosed by imaging methods. Primary tumors occur more frequently in the left […]

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Abstract Introduction Different technologies have been used to evaluate left ventricular systolic function. Of particular interest is the two-dimensional strain echocardiography (2DSTE). Two different methods have been used to quantify myocardial strain by 2DSTE: block matching and optical flow. Both are present in commercially available echocardiographs. However, there is no consensus as to whether the longitudinal strain measures using these methods are overlapping. Objective To compare the longitudinal myocardial strain peak values obtained through 2DSTE using two different methods (block […]