Abstract Left atrial (LA) dilation is a common indicator of diastolic dysfunction, and its analysis through a volume calculation reflects the cumulative effects of the left ventricular (LV) filling pressures. However, an increase in LA volume is not exclusive to diastolic dysfunction, which has also been observed in other clinical conditions. Thus, the evaluation of the LA strain enables a functional study of this chamber, adding to the morphological analysis through the volume calculation. The LA strain, measured using the […]

Abstract Right ventricular strain analysis has emerged as an important diagnostic tool in the detection of early right ventricular systolic dysfunction not detected by conventional echocardiography techniques. Furthermore, it is capable of providing additional diagnostic and prognostic information to the traditional parameters for evaluating right ventricular systolic function in various pathologies. The echocardiography method of choice for its assessment is longitudinal strain derived from speckletracking. This method has been shown to be more sensitive for small changes in systolic function […]

Abstract Non-compacted myocardium is a rare primary genetic cardiomyopathy described as an abnormality in endomyocardial morphogenesis where there is interruption of myocardial fiber compaction, generating a loose trabecular tissue. It is manifested with heart failure, embolism and ventricular arrhythmia. This is the case of systemic non-compacted cardiomyopathy in a 22-year-old woman, who had recently given birth and has type 1 diabetes mellitus.