Fig. 2
From: Myocardial tissue characterisation using echocardiographic deformation imaging
Segmental Speckle Tracking longitudinal strain analysis. Segmental analysis of longitudinal strain in a normal heart (top row) compared to a patient with advanced hypertensive heart disease with reduced longitudinal strain (lower row). The longitudinal strain curves show deformation of individual segments which is reflected in the 16-segment Bull’s eye. In this case, segmental strain is relatively globally impaired due to the homogeneous myocardial distribution of the condition. Abbreviations: Apical 4C, apical four chamber view; Endo, endocardial, LS, longitudinal strain