Echocardiographic strain analysis reveals early myocardial dysfunction in Chagas patients, despite lacking detectable fibrosis.
Does echocardiographic strain analysis correlate with fibrosis assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance in Chagas patients?
Echocardiographic strain imaging can detect early myocardial dysfunction in Chagas patients prior to CMR-detectable fibrosis, though inter-vendor variability requires caution in clinical interpretation.
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SI reveals early myocardial dysfunction in Chagas patients, even in the absence of detectable fibrosis, suggesting a subclinical continuum of disease. However, the modest correlation with fibrosis burden and substantial inter-vendor variability underscore the need for vendor-specific calibration and caution in clinical interpretation.
Romero-Acero et al. (Sun,) reported a other. Echocardiographic strain analysis reveals early myocardial dysfunction in Chagas patients, despite lacking detectable fibrosis.