Guidelines
Strain related Guidelines
Resources
ASE is pleased to provide these educational resources on strain imaging. The development of strain as a clinical tool over the past 30 years has provided a technique that is accurate and reliable.
GE Vivid Learning Academy
Episode 10: How to report strain imaging?
ASE’s Comprehensive Strain Imaging Textbook
Written by international ASE experts, this textbook will be your go-to guide for everything related to strain technique and application. You will receive the hardbound book as well as online access to easily browse, search, and download content.
Don’t want a physical copy? You can also purchase the ASE’s Comprehensive Strain Imaging eBook.
Article
Articles published on Strain in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE).
Cases
Cases on Strain published in CASE, ASE’s online case reports journal.
Case-Based Series
This program is a series of case-based video presentations featuring a practical “how-to” approach. It is intended for beginners to echocardiographic strain imaging to experienced users who wish to improve their skills. The focus is on global longitudinal strain or GLS as a measure of cardiac function additive to left ventricular ejection fraction using different software. Because strain imaging technology is constantly changing and improving, contemporary approaches are demonstrated emphasizing steps for quality control and recognizing limitations. Earn 3.00 credits AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for participation in this program.
Lecture Series
This collection of lectures given by recognized national and international experts in echocardiography covers a broad range of strain-related topics relevant to patient care as well as cardiovascular research. The clinical indications and applicability of strain imaging in coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, imaging in coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, valvular disease and detection of subclinical disease including cardiotoxicity related to chemotherapy patients are well presented with illustrations of specific case studies in both children and adults.