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Prognostic Value of Advanced Echocardiography in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease: A Comprehensive Review.
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  • Shabnam Najaf Zadeh,
  • Patrizia Malagutti,
  • Luca Sartore,
  • Raouf Madhkour,
  • Martina Boscolo Berto,
  • Christoph Graeni,
  • Stefano De Marchi
Shabnam Najaf Zadeh
Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern
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Patrizia Malagutti
Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern

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Luca Sartore
Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern
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Raouf Madhkour
Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern
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Martina Boscolo Berto
Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern
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Christoph Graeni
Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern
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Stefano De Marchi
Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern
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Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases caused 20.5 million deaths in 2021, accounting for nearly one-third of global mortality 1. This underscores the importance of identifying practical prognostic markers for effective patient stratification and treatment, particularly in ischemic heart disease (IHD). Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is a fundamental and accessible, non-invasive imaging tool widely used in clinical cardiology for diagnosis and management concerning patients with a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases. It is the first level non-invasive imaging method and the most widely used in clinical practice for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Alongside established echocardiographic prognostic parameters, new measurements have shown their predictive relevance for adverse events in IHD patients, including three-dimensional (3D) imaging, tissue Doppler (TDI) and speckle tracking technology. The aim of this review is to identify the current diagnostics echocardiographic tools in the literature that may provide new prognostic parameters applicable in the acute phase and at follow-up in patients following an acute myocardial infarction. We focused on the latest imaging methods such as TDI, Myocardial Work Index, Speckle-Tracking Strain and 3D technologies evaluated using TTE, given its ease of use, and widespread accessibility at all stages of coronary artery disease.
28 Sep 2024Submitted to Echocardiography
30 Sep 2024Submission Checks Completed
30 Sep 2024Assigned to Editor
30 Sep 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
30 Sep 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned
17 Oct 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Major