RELATION OF HIGH SENSITIVE CARDIAC TROPONIN TO LEFT VENTRICULAR DEFORMATION IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
deformation imaging, dilated cardiomyopathy, high sensitive troponin.Abstract
A primary cardiac disease of uncertain aetiology, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
(IDCM) is represented by ventricular enlargement and decreased myocardial
contractility [1]. Heart failure is the primary clinical sign of IDCM, which is
frequently accompanied by arrhythmia and unexpected death. An accurate assessment
of the patient's myocardial function is crucial for the diagnosis, evaluation of the
therapeutic impact, and prognosis [2].
Traditionally, volume-based evaluation of ejection fraction (EF), evaluation of
regional wall motion, or visual estimation of regional thickening have been the most
common methods available for using echocardiography to evaluate contractile
function. These techniques have suffered from a lack of standardization and
consistency, and they are typically regarded as being incredibly sensitive to loading
circumstances. Due to these disadvantages, there is interest in methods that enable
more accurate and consistent measurements of contractile function [3].
