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Table 2 Results from 3D echocardiography, deformation imaging and shear wave imaging in the 10 patients post septal reduction therapy (group 3)

From: Local myocardial stiffness variations identified by high frame rate shear wave echocardiography

 

No scar detected

Endocardial scar

Transmural scar

Longitudinal strain

0

7

3

3D echocardiography

1

6

3

Scar present in the PLAX imaging plane

1

6

3

Shear wave imaging (PLAX imaging plane)

2

5a

3b

  1. aAll patients had abnormalities in the inner myocardial layer only
  2. bAll patients had abnormalities in both myocardial layers
  3. PLAX Parasternal long-axis view of the left ventricle