Beyond Standard Echocardiography: Strain Imaging as the AI-Powered Key
to Comprehensive Cardiac Function Evaluation
Abstract
Strain imaging as a tool to engage in unravelling the secrets of cardiac
motion in health and disease has opened a new horizon in the field of
clinical cardiology beyond the standard algorithm for quantification of
left ventricular function and dysfunction. As such, the wider
application of strain can probably be compared with the ubiquitous
application of the incretin molecule, glucagon like peptide 1 receptor
agonist (GLP 1RA) first applied to manage type 2 diabetes, that is now
indicated in many different conditions like obesity, heart failure, and
Alzheimer’s disease! This commentary would focus on the role of
automated strain imaging in heart failure, aortic stenosis, cardiac
amyloidosis, atrial fibrillation, left atrial, and right ventricular
strain, on a 2-dimensional domain of spacetime navigated, to some
extent, by AI. This commentary thus argues that automated strain imaging
is becoming an essential tool for comprehensive cardiac assessment
across various conditions.