Fragmented QRS as an early predictor of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in healthy individuals: a nested case-control study in the era of speckle tracking echocardiography
Several studies addressed the association between fragmented QRS (fQRS) on 12-lead EKG and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with a variety of cardiovascular disorders. We tested such association i... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - August 13, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Mohammad Hossein Nikoo, Zahra Jamali, Iman Razeghian-Jahromi, Mehrab Sayadi, Paolo Verdecchia and Firoozeh Abtahi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Fetal cardiac function at intrauterine transfusion assessed by automated analysis of color tissue Doppler recordings
Fetal anemia is associated with a hyperdynamic circulation and cardiac remodeling. Rapid intrauterine transfusion (IUT) of blood with high hematocrit and viscosity into the umbilical vein used to treat this co... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - August 13, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Lotta Herling, Jonas Johnson, Kjerstin Ferm-Widlund, Fredrik Bergholm, Peter Lindgren, Sven-Erik Sonesson, Ganesh Acharya and Magnus Westgren Tags: Research Source Type: research
Acute changes of global and longitudinal right ventricular function: an exploratory analysis in patients undergoing open-chest mitral valve surgery, percutaneous mitral valve repair and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Right ventricular (RV) function is an important prognostic indicator. The acute effects of cardiac interventions or cardiac surgery on global and longitudinal RV function are not entirely understood. In this s... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - August 12, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Marius Keller, Tim Heller, Tobias Lang, Johannes Patzelt, Juergen Schreieck, Christian Schlensak, Peter Rosenberger and Harry Magunia Tags: Research Source Type: research
Association between multi-site atherosclerotic plaques and systemic arteriosclerosis: results from the BEST study (Beijing Vascular Disease Patients Evaluation Study)
Arteriosclerosis can be reflected in various aspect of the artery, including atherosclerotic plaque formation or stiffening on the arterial wall. Both arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis are important and clo... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - August 1, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Huan Liu, Jinbo Liu, Wei Huang, Hongwei Zhao, Na Zhao and Hongyu Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast occurring in patients with low CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc scores
Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast (LASEC) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), although scarce information exists on LASEC occurring in nonvalvular AF patients who have low thromboembolic r... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - August 1, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Kanako Akamatsu, Takahide Ito, Michishige Ozeki, Masatoshi Miyamura, Koichi Sohmiya and Masaaki Hoshiga Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effect of pericardial incision on left ventricular morphology and systolic function in patients during coronary artery bypass grafting
Accurate assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic function is important after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). LV ejection fraction (LVEF) is conventionally used to evaluate LV systolic function; de... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - July 21, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Lan-Ting Zhao, Lu Liu, Ping-Ping Meng, Yong-Huai Wang, Meng Li, Jun Yang, Tian-Xiang Gu and Chun-Yan Ma Tags: Research Source Type: research
Left atrial longitudinal strain as a predictor of Cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction in patients with breast Cancer
We investigated the usefulness of the left atrial (LA) strain measurement on the prediction of upcoming cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) after trastuzumab therapy in patients with breast... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - July 21, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Hyukjin Park, Kye Hun Kim, Hyung Yoon Kim, Jae Yeong Cho, Hyun Ju Yoon, Young Joon Hong, Hyung Wook Park, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong and Jeong Gwan Cho Tags: Research Source Type: research
Prompt and consistent improvement of coronary flow velocity reserve following successful recanalization of the coronary chronic total occlusion in patients with viable myocardium
Coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) is characterized by the presence of collateral blood vessels which can provide additional blood supply to CTO-artery dependent myocardium. Successful CTO recanalization i... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - July 21, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Milan Dobric, Branko Beleslin, Milorad Tesic, Ana Djordjevic Dikic, Sinisa Stojkovic, Vojislav Giga, Miloje Tomasevic, Ivana Jovanovic, Olga Petrovic, Jelena Rakocevic, Nikola Boskovic, Dragana Sobic Saranovic, Goran Stankovic, Vladan Vukcevic, Dejan Orli Tags: Research Source Type: research
Usefulness of speckle-tracking echocardiography for early detection in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of inherited muscle disease in children. The incidence of cardiomyopathy induced by DMD increases with age. Left ventricular ejection fraction usually ... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - July 10, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Guang Song, Jing Zhang, Xin Wang, Xintong Zhang, Feifei Sun and Xiaona Yu Tags: Review Source Type: research
Improved diagnosis of pulmonary embolism causing cardiac arrest by combined endobronchial ultrasound and echocardiography
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening disease difficult to diagnose and manage in severe hemodynamic unstable patients. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is considered useful to improve diagnosis... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - July 6, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Pietro Bertini, Alessandro Ribechini and Fabio Guarracino Tags: Case report Source Type: research
Feasibility and accuracy of a novel automated three-dimensional ultrasonographic analysis system for abdominal aortic aneurysm: comparison with two-dimensional ultrasonography and computed tomography
Accurate measurement of the maximum aortic diameter (Dmax) is crucial for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Aortic computed tomography (CT) provides accurate Dmax values by three-dimensional (3-D)... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - July 1, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: In-Jeong Cho, Jinyong Lee, Jinki Park, Sang-Eun Lee, Chul-Min Ahn, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi and Hyuk-Jae Chang Tags: Research Source Type: research
A review of current trends in three-dimensional analysis of left ventricular myocardial strain
Three-dimensional (3D) left ventricular (LV) myocardial strain measurements using transthoracic 3D echocardiography speckle tracking analysis have several advantages over two-dimensional (2D) LV strain measure... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - June 26, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Yosuke Nabeshima, Yoshihiro Seo and Masaaki Takeuchi Tags: Review Source Type: research
Usefulness of tissue Doppler-derived atrial electromechanical delay for identifying patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI)-derived atrial electromechanical delay (AEMD) has been reported to be useful for detecting paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). However, its usefulness remains unknown when analyz... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - June 22, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Kanako Akamatsu, Takahide Ito, Masatoshi Miyamura, Yumiko Kanzaki, Koichi Sohmiya and Masaaki Hoshiga Tags: Research Source Type: research
Transthoracic echocardiography monitoring during ASD closure using an artificial hand system
Continuous real-time echocardiographic monitoring is essential for guidance during ASD closure. However, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) can only be implemented intermittently during fluoroscopy. We evalu... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - June 17, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Yun-Ching Fu, Shen Kou Tsai, Wen-Yen Jian, Tsung-Cheng Shyu, Chieh-Mao Chuang and Betau Hwang Tags: Technical notes Source Type: research
Myocarditis successfully diagnosed and controlled with speckle tracking echocardiography
Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is an objective, well-validated and reproducible technique of assessing left ventricular longitudinal deformation; it also offers a more sensitive assessment of myocardi... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - June 12, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Beata Uzi ębło-Życzkowska, Marta Mielniczuk, Robert Ryczek and Paweł Krzesiński Tags: Case report Source Type: research
