EUROECHO2011 : Destaques para um 2012 feliz!

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Two studies being presented at EUROECHO and other Imaging Modalities 2011, demonstrate the potential for Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE), a recent echocardiography technique, to compete with the current gold standard of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)in quantifying infarct size (IS) after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)¹ ²
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“Up until now infarct size has only been measured as part of clinical studies and not in routine clinical practice. The reason being that the reference method of gadolinium based contrast agents in MRI is expensive, takes a great deal of time to perform, and can only be undertaken by imaging specialists,” explains EAE president Dr Luigi Badano, from the University of Padua, Italy. “The advantages of STE over MRI is that it’s far quicker to use, cheaper, and can be used by cardiologists at the bedside with portable machines, and repeated serially when ever needed.”
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Opa, opa, opa!
Vocês leram as linhas acima?
Na pesquisa ao lado, só 26% querem aprende Strain.
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“While longitudinal strain shows the best relationship to infarct size, we believe that radial and circumferential strain may be useful to predict the later development of adverse LV remodelling,” says Hristova.
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Ecocardiografistas de todo o Brasil, uni-vos!
Em 2012 vamos correr atrás do prejuízo, vamos cobrar do DIC (Agora com o Assef) uma postura de divulgação e defesa do método.
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E, principalmente, vamos estudar!!!
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