ASE’s Comprehensive Strain Imaging, 1st Edition
By Thomas H. Marwick, MBBS, PhD, MPH and Theodore P. Abraham, M.D., F.A.C.C.
ISBN: 9780323759472
Pub Date: June 23, 2021
Reviewed by: Vindhya B Sriramoju, MD (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine)
Description
This is the American Society of Echocardiography’s book on comprehensive strain imaging.
Purpose
This book provides a sophisticated understanding of strain imaging, also known as speckle tracking echocardiography, and its application in various fields of cardiovascular medicine. The up-to-date information on strain imaging can guide physicians in dealing with simple to complex cases in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Audience
This book is a valuable resource for cardiovascular physicians across all fields including non-invasive cardiology and interventional and structural cardiology, as well as for clinical and research fellows and research associates in the rapidly changing field of cardiovascular medicine. The chapter authors are national and international thought leaders in their respective fields.
Features
This book provides excellent and in-depth information on strain imaging applications and state-of-the-art techniques. The book first introduces the topic by explaining the physics and physiology of strain, acquisition, and processing of global longitudinal strains in transthoracic echocardiogram in different imaging systems. The chapters provide valuable information about how to detect subclinical cardiomyopathy especially in the high-risk patient subgroups with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and receipt of chemotherapy, and detail a strain-guided approach in the prevention and early treatment of subclinical heart failure. The book also discusses evaluation of heart failure with preserved EF by discussing in detail the diagnoses of left ventricle (LV) left atrium (LA), and right ventricle (RV) strains. Various modalities and applications of strain imaging in diagnosis, treatment response monitoring, and prognosis in various pathologic entities, namely hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, are outlined. The book also introduces the role of strain patterns in identifying patients who are likely to respond to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Among other topics, the book discusses in detail the role of LA strain in diastolic dysfunction, prediction of efficacy of ablation and cardioversion in atrial fibrillation, and the significance of LV and RV strain in valvular heart disease. The book illustrates components of strain imaging curve and its clinical application in ischemic heart disease. Extensive illustrations of the topics with relevant echocardiographic images assist readers with understanding more difficult concepts. Finally, the book summarizes major clinical trials and metanalyses, and gives future directions to researchers and physicians for advancing research and science in the field of cardiovascular medicine.
Assessment
The quality and content of the book is exceptional. It is ideal for cardiovascular physicians and researchers in the advanced stages of their cardiovascular training.
©Doody’s Review Service, 2021, Vindhya B Sriramoju, MD (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 98 – 5 Stars!
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