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MANUAL VERSUS AUTOMATED LEFT VENTRICULAR LONGITUDINAL STRAIN ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS WITH TRANSTHYRETIN CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS

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By L. Chen, J. K. Yim, A. Didi, S. Balthazaar, D. Worsley, J. Jue, C. Luong, M. Tsang, K. Gin, P. Nair, J. J. Chai, M. W. Davis, T. S. Tsang, D. Yeung
| Canadian Journal of Cardiology Verified
Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) is an underrecognized cause of heart failure that is often first suspected through echocardiographic findings. Relative apical sparing of left ventricular (LV) longitudinal strain has been proposed as a potential marker of ATTR-CM but its real-world reliability to predict ATTR-CM using either manual or automated strain analysis methods has not been well established.
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CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASSESS IMAGE QUALITY IN POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND?

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By A. Fung, N. Moulson, S. Balthazaar, H. Girgis
| Canadian Journal of Cardiology Verified
To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect. Over the past decade, a growing number and range of physicians have implemented point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) into clinical practice. Since diagnostic ultrasound is one of the most operator-dependent imaging modalities, there is a need for standardization of POCUS use among novice users to reduce the risk of misdiagnoses and incorrect treatments.
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