Defining Speckle Tracking Echocardiography (STE); used to Diagnose Systolic Subclinical Dysfunction

We read with great interest the article, “Systolic Subclinical Dysfunction in Anabolic Steroid Users: A Real-Life Study,” published in April 2025. The author used myocardial work analysis and speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) to assess and detect early systolic dysfunction in bodybuilders using anabolic steroids. While the term myocardial work analysis was defined, the author did not provide a definition for STE. According to the author, “Myocardial work analysis is a recent technique that incorporates left ventricular (LV) afterload data into [...]