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  • Review Article |

    Echocardiography is a useful imaging modality for the evaluation of heart failure and its response to treatment. In the past 5 years, the application of speckle tracking technology to 3D echocardiographic datasets (3D wall motion tracking) has enabled comprehensive evaluation of cardiac mechanics in three dimensions. Here, Yiu-fai Cheung discusses the principles of 3D wall motion tracking, the assessment of myocardial deformation using this novel imaging modality, its clinical applications and limitations, as well as the future of this technology.

    • Yiu-fai Cheung

  • Opinion |

    Many barriers exist to the translation and implementation of European and US guidelines for cardiovascular disease into clinical practice in China, but also to the development of Chinese-specific guidelines. Professors Zhao and Hu give their expert perspectives on the multifaceted reasons for these barriers, and how future guidelines for Chinese clinical practice should be developed and applied.

    • Dong Zhao
    •  & Dayi Hu

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