Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Siena.
Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona.
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2023 Apr 1;24(Suppl 1):e55-e66. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001422.
Echocardiography has been included as a first-line tool in several international guidelines for the management of patients with various cardiac diseases. Beyond diagnosis, echocardiographic examination helps in characterizing the severity of the condition since the very first stages. In particular, the application of second-level techniques, speckle tracking echocardiography in particular, can also reveal a subclinical dysfunction, while the standard parameters are in the normality range. The present review describes the potentialities of advanced echocardiography in different settings, including arterial hypertension, atrial fibrillation, diastolic dysfunction, and oncological patients, thus opening up potential starting points for its application as a clinical routine changer.
超声心动图已被纳入多项国际指南中，作为管理各种心脏病患者的一线工具。除了诊断，超声心动图检查还可以帮助在疾病的最初阶段确定病情的严重程度。特别是，应用二级技术，特别是斑点追踪超声心动图，也可以揭示亚临床功能障碍，而标准参数在正常范围内。本综述描述了高级超声心动图在不同情况下的潜力，包括高血压、心房颤动、舒张功能障碍和肿瘤患者，从而为其作为临床常规改变的应用提供了潜在的起点。
