Left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral outperforms ejection fraction and Doppler-derived cardiac output for predicting outcomes in a select advanced heart failure cohort
Left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral (LVOT VTI) is a measure of cardiac systolic function and cardiac output. Heart failure patients with low cardiac output are known to have poor cardiovascul... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - July 3, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Christina Tan, David Rubenson, Ajay Srivastava, Rajeev Mohan, Michael R. Smith, Kristen Billick, Samuel Bardarian and J. Thomas Heywood Source Type: research
Prenatal screening of fetal ventriculoarterial connections: benefits of 4D technique in fetal heart imaging
Identification of prenatal ventriculoarterial connections in fetuses with conotruncal anomalies (CTA) remains one of the greatest challenges for sonographers performing screening examinations. Herein, we propo... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - June 23, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Yu Wang, Miao Fan, Faiza Amber Siddiqui, Meilian Wang, Wei Sun, Xue Sun, Wenjia Lei and Ying Zhang Source Type: research
Diagnostic performance of multi-organ ultrasound with pocket-sized device in the management of acute dyspnea
The availability of ultra-miniaturized pocket ultrasound devices (PUD) adds diagnostic power to the clinical examination. Information on accuracy of ultrasound with handheld units in immediate differential dia... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - June 19, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Alfonso Sforza, Costantino Mancusi, Maria Viviana Carlino, Agostino Buonauro, Marco Barozzi, Giuseppe Romano, Sossio Serra and Giovanni de Simone Source Type: research
Pilot study using 3D –longitudinal strain computation in a multi-parametric approach for best selecting responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy
Almost all attempts to improve patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using echo-derived indices have failed so far. We sought to assess: the performance of homemade software for the aut... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - June 17, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Maxime Fournet, Anne Bernard, Sylvestre Marechaux, Elena Galli, Raphael Martins, Philippe Mabo, J. Claude Daubert, Christophe Leclercq, Alfredo Hernandez and Erwan Donal Source Type: research
Investigation on left ventricular multi-directional deformation in patients of hypertension with different LVEF
This study is aimed at investigating myocardial multi-directional systolic deformation in hypertensive with different left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and exploring its contribution to LVEF. (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - June 12, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Huimei Huang, Qinyun Ruan, Meiyan Lin, Lei Yan, Chunyan Huang and Liyun Fu Source Type: research
Feasibility and relevance of compound strain imaging in non-stenotic arteries: comparison between individuals with cardiovascular diseases and healthy controls
Compound strain imaging is a novel method to noninvasively evaluate arterial wall deformation which has recently shown to enable differentiation between fibrous and (fibro-)atheromatous plaques in patients wit... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - May 18, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Martijn F.H. Maessen, Thijs M.H. Eijsvogels, Ayla Grotens, Maria T.E. Hopman, Dick H.J. Thijssen and Hendrik H.G. Hansen Source Type: research
Different determinants of exercise capacity in HFpEF compared to HFrEF
Quality of life is as important as survival in heart failure (HF) patients. Controversies exist with regards to echocardiographic determinants of exercise capacity in HF, particularly in patients with preserve... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - April 26, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Arlind Batalli, Pranvera Ibrahimi, Ibadete Byty çi, Artan Ahmeti, Edmond Haliti, Shpend Elezi, Michael Y. Henein and Gani Bajraktari Source Type: research
Cardiac shock-wave therapy in the treatment of coronary artery disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
To systematically review currently available cardiac shock-wave therapy (CSWT) studies in humans and perform meta-analysis regarding anti-anginal efficacy of CSWT. (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - April 12, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Greta Burneikait ė, Evgeny Shkolnik, Jelena Čelutkienė, Gitana Zuozienė, Irena Butkuvienė, Birutė Petrauskienė, Pranas Šerpytis, Aleksandras Laucevičius and Amir Lerman Source Type: research
Effect of food intake on myocardial performance index
Myocardial performance index (MPI) has been investigated in a variety of populations, but the effect of food intake has not been evaluated. We assessed whether myocardial performance index is affected by food ... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - April 5, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Ylva G årdinger, Anna Dieden, Joanna Hlebowicz, Ola Björgell and Magnus Dencker Source Type: research
Definition of common carotid wall thickness affects risk classification in relation to degree of internal carotid artery stenosis: the Plaque At RISK (PARISK) study
Mean or maximal intima-media thickness (IMT) is commonly used as surrogate endpoint in intervention studies. However, the effect of normalization by surrounding or median IMT or by diameter is unknown. In addi... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - April 4, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: J Steinbuch, AC van Dijk, FHBM Schreuder, MTB Truijman, J Hendrikse, PJ Nederkoorn, A van der Lugt, E Hermeling, APG Hoeks and WH Mess Source Type: research
Quantification of the relative contribution of the different right ventricular wall motion components to right ventricular ejection fraction: the ReVISION method
Three major mechanisms contribute to right ventricular (RV) pump function: (i) shortening of the longitudinal axis with traction of the tricuspid annulus towards the apex; (ii) inward movement of the RV free w... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - March 27, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: B álint Lakatos, Zoltán Tősér, Márton Tokodi, Alexandra Doronina, Annamária Kosztin, Denisa Muraru, Luigi P. Badano, Attila Kovács and Béla Merkely Source Type: research
