Left ventricular twist mechanics and its relation with aortic stiffness in chronic kidney disease patients without overt cardiovascular disease
Recent studies hypothesized left ventricular (LV) twist as a potential biomarker for evaluation of sub clinical myocardial disease, however its relationship with aortic stiffness has yet to be investigated. Ch... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - March 9, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Samir Sulemane, Vasileios F. Panoulas, Klio Konstantinou, Athanasios Bratsas, Frederick W. Tam, Edwina A. Brown and Petros Nihoyannopoulos Source Type: research
Reviewer acknowledgment 2015
The Editors of Cardiovascular Ultrasound would like to thank all of our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 13 (2015) and whose valuable support is fundamental to its success. (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - February 19, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Eugenio Picano and Rosa Sicari Source Type: research
Clinical utility of transthoracic echocardiography for screening abdominal aortic aneurysm: a prospective study in a Japanese population
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical utility of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for screening abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and to identify important TTE indices associated with AAA... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - February 12, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Yoshihisa Matsumura, Michiko Wada, Daigo Hirakawa, Yuka Yasuoka, Norihito Morimoto, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Kazumasa Orihashi and Tetsuro Sugiura Source Type: research
Echo-Doppler–derived indexes of ventricular stiffness and ventriculo-arterial interaction as predictors of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with heart failure (HF) and worsens their prognosis. Vulnerability to changes in loading is an important factor in the development of AF and is strongly influence... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - February 4, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Ji Hyun Yoon, Myung-Hyun Kim, Hyemoon Chung, Eui-Young Choi, Pil-Ki Min, Young Won Yoon, Byoung Kwon Lee, Bum-Kee Hong, Se-Joong Rim, Hyuck Moon Kwon and Jong-Youn Kim Source Type: research
Estimated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography predicts successful ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with left atrial (LA) remodeling caused by pressure and/or volume (LAV) overload. Increased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) represents LA pressure overload. We ... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - January 27, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Masanori Kawasaki, Ryuhei Tanaka, Taiji Miyake, Reiko Matsuoka, Mayumi Kaneda, Shingo Minatoguchi, Takeshi Hirose, Koji Ono, Maki Nagaya, Hidemaro Sato, Yoshiaki Kawase, Shinji Tomita, Kunihiko Tsuchiya, Hitoshi Matsuo, Toshiyuki Noda and Shinya Minatoguc Source Type: research
Status and potential clinical value of a transthoracic evaluation of the coronary arteries
The growing need for coronary evaluation has raised interest in non-radioactive, non-invasive monitoring systems. In particular, radiation exposure during coronary investigations has been shown to be a possibl... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - January 19, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Fabien Labombarda, Samuela Castelnuovo, Dionysis Goularas and Cesare R. Sirtori Source Type: research
Causes of changes in carotid intima-media thickness: a literature review
Atherosclerosis causes significant morbidity and mortality. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) predicts future cardiovascular and ischaemic stroke incidence. CIMT, a measure of atherosclerotic disease, can be reliably determined in vivo by carotid ultrasound. In this review, we determined that CIMT is associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as age, sex, race, smoking, alcohol consumption, habitual endurance exercise, blood pressure, dyslipidemia, dietary patterns, risk-lowering drug therapy, glycemia, hyperuricemia, obesity-related anthropometric parameters, obesity and obesity-related diseases. We ...
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - December 15, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Baoge QuTao Qu Source Type: research
Reliability of focused cardiac ultrasound by novice sonographer in preoperative anaesthetic assessment: an observational study
The objective of our study was to evaluate the reliability of preoperative focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) performed by an anaesthetist with basic ultrasound training and its impact on patient’s management.
Methods:
The prospective observational study was conducted in 159 adult patients, scheduled for elective operations. Cardiac ultrasound was performed by one anaesthetist with a limited experience of FoCUS. A simple, mnemonic scheme was used for the final reporting of each study. The same scheme was used by a cardiologist who produced an independent report based on digital video loops stored in the machine memory. A...
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - November 20, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Pawel AndruszkiewiczDorota SobczykIzabela Gorkiewicz-KotIlona KowalikRemigiusz GeloOrest Stach Source Type: research
Assessment of inpatient multimodal cardiac imaging appropriateness at large academic medical centers
Background:
Responding to concerns regarding the growth of cardiac testing, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) published Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for various cardiac imaging modalities. Single modality cardiac imaging appropriateness has been reported but there have been no studies assessing the appropriateness of multiple imaging modalities in an inpatient environment.
Methods:
A retrospective study of the appropriateness of cardiac tests ordered by the inpatient General Internal Medicine (GIM) and Cardiology services at three Canadian academic hospitals was conducted over two one-month periods. Ca...
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - November 14, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Andrew RemfryHoward AbramsDavid DudzinskiRory WeinerR. Bhatia Source Type: research
Two-dimensional speckle tracking for the assessment of coronary artery disease during dobutamine stress echo: clinical tool or merely research method
Conclusions:
The implementation of speckle tracking during dobutamine stress echo could serve as an adjunct method for coronary artery disease assessment, providing quantitative diagnostic information. (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - October 24, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Constantina AggeliStauroula LagoudakouIoannis FelekosVasiliki PanagopoulouStellios KastellanosKonstantinos ToutouzasGeorge RoussakisDimitris Tousoulis Source Type: research
Prognostic value of calcium score and coronary flow velocity reserve in asymptomatic diabetic patients
Background:
The risk stratification of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major objective for the clinicians, and it can be achieved by coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) or with coronary artery calcium score (CS). CS evaluates underlying coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden and CFVR estimates both presence of coronary artery stenosis and microvascular function. Consequently, CFVR may provide unique risk information beyond the extent of coronary atherosclerosis.AimOur aim is to assess joint prognostic value of CFVR and CS in asymptomatic DM patients.Materials and methodsWe prospectively included 200 asymptomati...
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - September 4, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Miodrag DikicMilorad TesicZeljko MarkovicVojislav GigaAna Djordjevic-DikicJelena StepanovicBranko BeleslinIvana JovanovicAna MladenovicJelena SeferovicMiodrag OstojicAleksandra Arandjelovic Source Type: research
Persistent pulmonary congestion before discharge predicts rehospitalization in heart failure: a lung ultrasound study
Conclusions:
Persistent pulmonary congestion before discharge evaluated by ultrasound strongly predicts rehospitalization for HF at 6-months. Absence or a mild degree of B-lines identify a subgroup at extremely low risk to be readmitted for HF decompensation. (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - September 4, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Luna GarganiP. PangF. FrassiM.H. MiglioranzaF. DiniP. LandiE. Picano Source Type: research
Automated analysis of color tissue Doppler velocity recordings of the fetal myocardium using a new algorithm
Conclusions:
An automated analysis of color TDI fetal myocardial velocity traces seems feasible, especially for measuring cardiac cycle time intervals, and has the potential for clinical application. (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - August 27, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Lotta HerlingJonas JohnsonKjerstin Ferm-WidlundPeter LindgrenGanesh AcharyaMagnus Westgren Source Type: research
Automated quantification of left atrial size using three-beat averaging real-time three dimensional Echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation
Background:
Left atrial (LA) sizing in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is crucial for follow-up and outcome. Recently, the automated quantification of LA using the novel three-beat averaging real-time three dimensional echocardiography (3BA-RT3DE) is introduced. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and accuracy of 3BA-RT3DE in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
Methods:
Thirty-one patients with AF (62.8 ± 11.7 years, 67.7 % male) were prospectively recruited to have two dimensional echocardiography (2DE) and 3BA-RT3DE (SC 2000, ACUSON, USA). The maximal left atrial (LA) volume was measured...
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - August 25, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Ran HeoGeu-Ru HongYoung-Jin KimJoel MancinaIn-Jeong ChoChi ShimHyuk-Jae ChangJong-Won HaNamsik Chung Source Type: research
Normal ranges of left ventricular strain in children: a meta-analysis
Conclusion:
Variations among different normal ranges were dependent on the vendor used, LV end-diastolic diameter and age. Vendor-independent software for analyzing myocardial deformation in children, using images from different vendors would be the ideal solution for strain measurements or else using the same system for patient’s follow up. (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - August 7, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Haki JashariAnnika RydbergPranvera IbrahimiGani BajraktariLindita KryeziuFisnik JashariMichael Henein Source Type: research
