A new era: Speckle tracking echocardiography and cardiomyopathies

J Clin Ultrasound. 2022 Nov;50(9):1249-1250. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23327.

Abstract

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a heterogeneous inherited disorder affecting the skeletal muscle and frequently also involve the heart and in LGMD; development of dilated cardiomyopathy is common and usually the predominant feature. Arrhythmias and conduction disease can be associated with the development of cardiomyopathy.

Keywords: cardiomyopathies; strain; strain rate imaging.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomyopathies* / complications
  • Cardiomyopathies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated* / complications
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated* / diagnostic imaging
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart
  • Humans
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle* / complications