Three-dimensional mapping of mechanical activation patterns, contractile...
Authors: Bart WL De Boeck (corresponding author) [1]; Borut Kirn [2]; Arco J Teske [1]; Ralph W Hummeling [3]; Pieter A Doevendans [1]; Maarten J Cramer [1]; Frits W Prinzen [2] Background The...
View ArticleThe elusive link between high sensitivity C-reactive protein and carotid...
Authors: Parvin Shakouri [1]; Nariman Nezami [2,3]; Mohammad Kazem Tarzamni (corresponding author) [1,3]; Reza Javad Rashid [1] Background Assessment of carotid arteries stenosis and Intima-Media...
View ArticleThe role of Intravascular Ultrasound in the management of spontaneous...
Authors: Jayanth R Arnold (corresponding author) [1]; Nick EJ West [2]; William J van Gaal [1]; Theodoros D Karamitsos [1]; Adrian P Banning [1] Background Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)...
View ArticleEffects of cognac on coronary flow reserve and plasma antioxidant status in...
Authors: Tuomas O Kiviniemi (corresponding author) [1]; Antti Saraste [1,2]; Jyri O Toikka [1,3]; Markku Saraste [1]; Olli T Raitakari [1]; Jussi P Pärkkä [1]; Terho Lehtimäki [4,5]; Jaakko J Hartiala...
View ArticleAssessment of left ventricular volumes using simplified 3-D echocardiography...
Authors: Mattias Mårtensson (corresponding author) [1]; Reidar Winter [2]; Kerstin Cederlund [3]; Jonaz Ripsweden [3]; Habib Mir-Akbari [4]; Jacek Nowak [2]; Lars-Åke Brodin [1] Background...
View ArticleMyocardial involvement during the early course of type 2 diabetes mellitus:...
Authors: Paolo Pattoneri (corresponding author) [1]; Fabiola B Sozzi [2]; Elisabetta Catellani [3]; Antonella Piazza [3]; Roberto Iotti [3]; Massimo Michelini [3]; Matteo Goldoni [1]; Alberico...
View ArticleCircumferential 2D-strain imaging for the prediction of long term response to...
Authors: Fabian Knebel (corresponding author) [1]; Sebastian Schattke [1]; Hansjürgen Bondke [1]; Stephan Eddicks [1]; Andrea Grohmann [1]; Gert Baumann [1]; Adrian C Borges [1] Background Cardiac...
View ArticleHyperthyroidism as a reversible cause of right ventricular overload and...
Authors: Raniero Di Giovambattista (corresponding author) [1] Background Congestive heart failure (CHF) represents the initial clinical presentation in approximately 6% of patients with overt...
View ArticleSequentially based analysis versus image based analysis of Intima Media...
Authors: M Sandrock (corresponding author) [3]; J Hansel [3]; J Schulze [4]; D Schmitz [1]; A Niess [3]; H Burkhardt [4]; A Schmidt-Trucksaess [2] Introduction Over the last few years, numerous studies...
View ArticleHead to head comparison of 2D vs real time 3D dipyridamole stress...
Authors: Silvia Varnero [1]; Patricia Santagata [2]; Lorenza Pratali (corresponding author) [2]; Massimiliano Basso [1]; Alfredo Gandolfo [1]; Paolo Bellotti [1] Background Two-dimensional dipyridamole...
View ArticleUnderstanding atrioventricular septal defect: Anatomoechocardiographic...
Authors: Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta (corresponding author) [1]; Luís Muñoz-Castellanos [2]; Magdalena Kuri-Nivón [3]; Candace Keirns [1] Background Atrioventricular septal defect is characterized by a...
View ArticleRole of carotid duplex imaging in carotid screening programmes - an...
Authors: Muhammad A Saleem [2]; Umar Sadat (corresponding author) [1,3]; Stewart R Walsh [1]; Victoria E Young [3]; Jonathan H Gillard [3]; David G Cooper [1]; Michael E Gaunt [1,2] Background Stroke...
View ArticleAtrial natriuretic peptide and three-dimensional echocardiography after...
Authors: Jingdong Ding (corresponding author) [1]; Genshan Ma (corresponding author) [1]; Yaoyao Huang [1]; Xiaoli Zhang [1]; Biao Liu [2]; Fengxiang Lu [3] Background Atrial septal defect (ASD)...
View ArticleCorrelates of preclinical cardiovascular disease in Indigenous and...
Authors: Brian A Haluska [1]; Lionel Chan [1]; Leanne Jeffriess [1]; A Andrew Shaw [1]; Joanne Shaw [1]; Thomas H Marwick (corresponding author) [1] Background In 2001 there were approximately 460,000...
View ArticleThree-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of the atrial septal...
Authors: Francisco-Javier Roldán (corresponding author) [1]; Jesús Vargas-Barrón [1]; Clara Vázquez-Antona [1]; Luis Muñoz Castellanos [2]; Julio Erdmenger-Orellana [1]; Ángel Romero-Cárdenas [1];...
View ArticleTransient left ventricular apical ballooning and exercise induced...
Authors: Abhijeet Dhoble [1,2]; Sahar S Abdelmoneim [1]; Mathieu Bernier [1]; Jae K Oh [1]; Sharon L Mulvagh (corresponding author) [1] Background Treadmill exercise testing is known to cause a...
View ArticleCardiac incoordination induced by left bundle branch block: its relation with...
Authors: Miguel Quintana (corresponding author) [1]; Samir Saha [2]; Satish Govind [2]; Lars Åke Brodin [2]; Francesca del Furia [2]; Vicente Bertomeu [3] Introduction Left bundle branch block (LBBB)...
View ArticleIntraventricular dyssynchrony in light chain amyloidosis: a new mechanism of...
Authors: Raymond Q Migrino (corresponding author) [1]; Leanne Harmann [1]; Timothy Woods [1]; Megan Bright [1]; Seth Truran [1]; Parameswaran Hari [1] Background Light chain amyloidosis (AL) is a rare...
View ArticleArterial pressure changes monitoring with a new precordial noninvasive...
Authors: Tonino Bombardini (corresponding author) [1]; Vincenzo Gemignani [2]; Elisabetta Bianchini [2]; Lucia Venneri [1]; Christina Petersen [1]; Emilio Pasanisi [1]; Lorenza Pratali [1]; Mascia...
View ArticleReproducibility of 3-dimensional ultrasound readings of volume of carotid...
Authors: Malte Ludwig (corresponding author) [1]; Tomasz Zielinski [2]; Dieter Schremmer [3]; Klaus O Stumpe [4] Introduction Measurement of carotid atherosclerosis burden and progression is an...
View ArticleEndothelial function and urine albumin levels among asymptomatic...
Authors: Julius M Gardin (corresponding author) [1,4]; Zuhair Allebban [1]; Nathan D Wong [2]; Sharon K Sklar [1]; Renee L Bess [1]; M Anne Spence [2]; Harrihar A Pershadsingh [3] Background...
View ArticleNormalization of flow-mediated dilation to shear stress area under the curve...
Authors: Jaume Padilla (corresponding author) [1]; Blair D Johnson [1]; Sean C Newcomer [2]; Daniel P Wilhite [1]; Timothy D Mickleborough [1]; Alyce D Fly [3]; Kieren J Mather [4]; Janet P Wallace [1]...
View ArticleMyocardial tissue Doppler echocardiography and N-terminal B-type natriuretic...
Authors: Fabian Knebel (corresponding author) [1]; Stephan Eddicks [1]; Ingolf Schimke [1]; Michael Bierbaum [2]; Sebastian Schattke [1]; Mark Beling [1]; Vanessa Raab [3]; Gert Baumann [1]; Adrian C...
View ArticleEchocardiographic manifestation of hiatus hernia simulating a left atrial...
Authors: Konstantinos C Koskinas (corresponding author) [1,2]; Kostas Oikonomou [1]; Eleni Karapatsoudi [1]; Pantelis Makridis [1] Background Hiatus hernia is a frequent entity, characterized by the...
View ArticleCorrelation between Progetto Cuore risk score and early cardiovascular damage...
Authors: Aldo Pende (corresponding author) [1]; Caterina Grondona [1]; Stefano Bertolini [1] Background The concept of global cardiovascular risk has been widely accepted in medicine: the patient is no...
View ArticleEffort angina in a patient with advanced coronary artery disease. Role played...
Authors: Domenico M Zardi (corresponding author) [1]; Enrico M Zardi [2]; Andrea Berni [1]; Cristiana Nannini [1]; Biagio Andrea Pace [1]; Stefano Santucci [1]; Massimo Volpe [1] Background Advanced...
View ArticleEchocardiography practice, training and accreditation in the intensive care:...
Authors: Susanna Price (corresponding author) [1]; Gabriele Via [2]; Erik Sloth [3]; Fabio Guarracino [4]; Raoul Breitkreutz [5]; Emanuele Catena [6]; Daniel Talmor [7]; [8] 1.0 Introduction The...
View ArticlePersistent left superior vena cava: a case report and review of...
Authors: Sandeep K Goyal [1]; Sujeeth R Punnam [4]; Gita Verma [5]; Frederick L Ruberg (corresponding author) [2,3] Background Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is an uncommon vascular...
View ArticleThe usefulness of contrast during exercise echocardiography for the...
Authors: Luis R Lopes (corresponding author) [1]; Maria J Loureiro [1]; Rita Miranda [1]; Sofia Almeida [1]; Ana R Almeida [1]; Ana Cordeiro [2]; Carlos Cotrim [1]; Manuel Carrageta [1] Introduction...
View ArticleAppropriateness of carotid plaque and intima-media thickness assessment in...
Authors: Liz Andréa Villela Baroncini (corresponding author) [1]; Aguinaldo de Oliveira [2]; Enrique Antonio Vidal [2]; Graciliano José França [2]; Paulo Sérgio Dalla Bona Stahlke [2]; Alexandre Alessi...
View ArticleTissue Doppler and strain imaging: anything left in the...
Authors: Rodolfo Citro (corresponding author) [1]; Eduardo Bossone [2]; Bettina Kuersten [2]; Giovanni Gregorio [1]; Alessandro Salustri [3] Background In the past decade, numerous studies have been...
View ArticleComputer-assisted determination of left ventricular endocardial borders...
Authors: Eva Maret (corresponding author) (equal contributor) [1,2]; Lars Brudin (equal contributor) [3,4]; Lena Lindstrom (equal contributor) [5]; Eva Nylander (equal contributor) [4,6]; Jan L Ohlsson...
View ArticleLeft atrioventricular remodeling in the assessment of the left ventricle...
Authors: Luiz C Danzmann [1]; Luiz Carlos Bodanese [2]; Ilmar Köhler [1]; Marco R Torres (corresponding author) [3] Heart failure and its epidemiological importance Heart failure is considered a world...
View ArticleComparison of the effect of pressure loading on left ventricular size,...
Authors: Steven J Lavine (corresponding author) [1,2,3]; Donald A Conetta [1,2] Background Decompensated heart failure is clinically indistinguishable in patients with either preserved or reduced left...
View ArticleImplementation of seven echocardiographic parameters of myocardial asynchrony...
Authors: Fabian Knebel (corresponding author) [1]; Sebastian Schattke [1]; Hansjürgen Bondke [1]; Christoph Richter [1]; Christoph Melzer [1]; Henryk Dreger [1]; Andrea Grohmann [1]; Gert Baumann [1];...
View ArticleA simplified study of trans-mitral Doppler patterns.(Hypothesis)
Authors: George Thomas (corresponding author) [1] Background Echocardiography has become an important diagnostic tool in clinical cardiology. With the advent of Doppler studies, analysis of...
View ArticleEndothelial dysfunction, carotid artery plaque burden, and conventional...
Authors: Bonpei Takase (corresponding author) [1]; Yoshihiro Matsushima [2]; Akimi Uehata [3]; Masayuki Ishihara [1]; Akira Kurita [1] Background Endothelial function is a sensitive barometer of...
View ArticlePrimary lung tumour visualised by transthoracic echocardiography.(Case study)
Authors: Magnus Dencker (corresponding author) [1]; Carin Cronberg [2]; Sabine Damm [1]; Sven Valind [1]; Monica Wadbo [3] Introduction Echocardiography has a vital role for monitoring cardiac...
View ArticleClinical utility of genetic tests for inherited hypertrophic and dilated...
Authors: Maria Giovanna Colombo [1]; Nicoletta Botto [1]; Simona Vittorini [1]; Umberto Paradossi [1]; Maria Grazia Andreassi (corresponding author) [1] Background The success of the Human Genome...
View ArticleEchocardiography in the diagnosis left ventricular...
Authors: Ze-Zhou Song (corresponding author) [1] Introduction In normal human hearts of children and adults the left ventricle (LV) has up to 3 prominent trabeculations and is, thus, less trabeculated...
View ArticleA combination of right ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction and...
Authors: Ze-Zhou Song (corresponding author) [1] Introduction Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is characterised by fibrofatty replacement of right ventricular myocardium and...
View ArticleImpact of contractile reserve on acute response to cardiac resynchronization...
Authors: Marie Moonen [1]; Mario Senechal [2]; Bernard Cosyns [3]; Pierre Melon [1]; Eric Nellessen [1]; Luc Pierard [1]; Patrizio Lancellotti (corresponding author) [1] Background The number of...
View ArticlePrevalence and inter-relationship of different Doppler measures of...
Authors: Magnus Edner (corresponding author) [1]; Yong Kim [2]; Knud Norregaard Hansen [3]; Henrik Nissen [3]; Geert Espersen [2]; Karl La Rosee [4]; Fikru Maru [1]; Nick Freemantle [5]; John Cleland...
View ArticleComparison of normal values of Duplex indices of vertebral arteries in young...
Authors: Masoud Nemati (corresponding author) [1]; Abolhassan Shakeri Bavil [1]; Naser Taheri [1] Background The vascular system of human brain differs from other organs in the body, although it...
View ArticlePseudo cardiac tamponade in the setting of excess pericardial fat.(Case...
Authors: Thang Nguyen [1]; Kanwal Kumar [2]; Andrew Francis [3]; Jonathan R Walker [3]; Michael Raabe [2]; Shelley Zieroth [1]; Davinder S Jassal (corresponding author) [1,3,4] Background Cardiac...
View ArticleHow to misuse echo contrast.(Case report)(Report)
Authors: Magnus Dencker (corresponding author) [1]; Anna Missios [2] Background Primary intracardiac tumours are rare [1], there are however several entities that can mimic intracardiac tumours. These...
View ArticleEvaluation of the anti-ischemic effects of D-ribose during dobutamine stress...
Authors: Stephen G Sawada (corresponding author) [1,2]; Stephen Lewis [1,2]; Roxanne Kovacs [1,2]; Samer Khouri [1,2]; Irmina Gradus-Pizlo [1,2]; John A St Cyr [3]; Harvey Feigenbaum [1,2] Background...
View ArticleFeasibility and reference values of left atrial longitudinal strain imaging...
Authors: Matteo Cameli (equal contributor) [1]; Maria Caputo (equal contributor) [1]; Sergio Mondillo [1]; Piercarlo Ballo (corresponding author) [2]; Elisabetta Palmerini [1]; Matteo Lisi [1]; Enzo...
View ArticleIdentification and quantification of prosthetic mitral regurgitation by flow...
Authors: Stephane Arques (corresponding author) [1]; Caroline Leonnet [1]; Emmanuel Roux [1]; Jean-François Avierinos [2] Background There is now large evidence that the proximal isovelocity surface...
View ArticleImprovement in right ventricular function during reversibility testing in...
Authors: Sandrine Huez [1]; Jean-Luc Vachiéry [1]; Robert Naeije (corresponding author) [2] Introduction The diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) relies on a right heart catheterization,...
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