LEFT VENTRICULAR LAYER-SPECIFIC STRAIN BY 2D SPECKLE-TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PEDIATRIC MYOCARDITIS
Introduction: Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium with variable clinical presentation and challenging diagnosis, particularly in children with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Layer-specific strain analysis using speckle-tracking echocardiography allows separate assessment of endocardi...