Prognostic implications of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/pulmonary arterial systolic pressure ratio in septic shock patients
To explore the association between the ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP), and long- and short-term outcomes in mechanically ventilated ... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - June 12, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Hongmin Zhang, Hui Lian, Qing Zhang, Xiukai Chen, Xiaoting Wang and Dawei Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research
A demonstration of high field-of-view stability in hands-free echocardiography
Exercise stress echocardiography is clinically used to assess cardiovascular diseases. For accurate cardiac evaluation, a stable field-of-view is required. However, transducer orientation and position are diff... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - May 29, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Marloes Sjoerdsma, Louis S Fixsen, Thijs Schoots, Frans N van de Vosse and Richard GP Lopata Tags: Research Source Type: research
Incremental prognostic value of echocardiography of left ventricular remodeling and diastolic function in STICH trial
We sought to determine which echocardiographic markers of left ventricular (LV) remodeling and diastolic dysfunction can contribute as incremental and independent prognostic information in addition to current ... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - May 28, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Kyung-Hee Kim, Lilin She, Kerry L. Lee, Rafal Dabrowski, Paul A. Grayburn, Miroslaw Rajda, David L. Prior, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, William A. Zoghbi, Michele Senni, Guglielmo Stefanelli, Cesare Beghi, Thao Huynh, Eric J. Velazquez, Jae K. Oh and Grace L Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effect of kidney transplantation on right ventricular function, assessment by 2- dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography
Advanced chronic kidney disease often results in adverse cardiovascular outcomes and is the leading cause of mortality in patients with end stage renal diseases (ESRD). There is much information about the effe... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - May 26, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Mohammad Khani, Ahmad Tara, Shadi Shekarkhar, Morteza Abdar Esfahani and Fariba Bayat Tags: Research Source Type: research
Speckle tracking echocardiographically-based analysis of ventricular strain in children: an intervendor comparison
Strain and synchrony can be calculated from a variety of software packages, but there is a paucity of data with inter-vendor comparisons in children. To test the hypothesis that different packages may affect r... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - May 21, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Alessandra M. Ferraro, Adi Adar, Sunil J. Ghelani, Lynn A. Sleeper, Philip T. Levy, Rahul H. Rathod, Gerald R. Marx and David M. Harrild Tags: Research Source Type: research
Assessment of normal hemodynamic profile of mechanical pulmonary prosthesis by doppler echocardiography: a prospective cross-sectional study
This study aims to describe the normal Doppler hemodynamic profile of MPVP usi... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - May 15, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Maryam Shojaeifard, Ali Daryanavard, Arman Karimi Behnagh, Maryam Moradian, Sajjad Erami and Hossein Dehghani Mohammad Abadi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Associations of 2D speckle tracking echocardiography-based right heart deformation parameters and invasively assessed hemodynamic measurements in patients with pulmonary hypertension
We aimed to evaluate associations of right atrial (RA) and right ventricular (RV) strain parameters assessed by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2D STE) with invasively measured hemodynamic parameters in ... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - May 14, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Lena Theres, Anne H übscher, Karl Stangl, Henryk Dreger, Fabian Knebel, Anna Brand and Bernd Hewing Tags: Research Source Type: research
In-vitro sonothrombolysis using thick-shelled polymer microbubbles - a comparison with thin-shelled microbubbles
Vascular thrombosis can be treated pharmacologically, however, serious shortcomings such as bleeding may occur. Several studies suggest that sonothrombolysis can induce lysis of the clots using ultrasound. Mor... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - May 4, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Jovana Janjic, Malin K Larsson and Anna Bj ällmark Tags: Research Source Type: research
Left atrial reservoir strain combined with E/E' as a better single measure to predict elevated LV filling pressures in patients with coronary artery disease
The 2016 guidelines for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction diagnosis has been simplified from previous versions; however, multiparametric diagnosis approach still exists indeterminate left ventricular dias... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - April 25, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Jingru Lin, Hong Ma, Lijian Gao, Yang Wang, Jiangtao Wang, Zhenhui Zhu, Kunjing Pang, Hao Wang and Weichun Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Mid-term effect of balloon aortic valvuloplasty on mitral regurgitation in aortic stenosis
Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) offers an alternative to conventional aortic valve replacement in elderly and frail patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) for whom there are no other effective options. W... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - April 13, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Ryota Masaki, Masamichi Iwasaki, Hidekazu Tanaka, Tomoyo Hamana, Susumu Odajima, Wataru Fujimoto, Koji Kuroda, Yutaka Hatani, Takumi Inoue, Hiroshi Okamoto, Masanori Okuda, Takatoshi Hayashi and Ken-ichi Hirata Tags: Research Source Type: research
Commercial 4-dimensional echocardiography for murine heart volumetric evaluation after myocardial infarction
Traditional preclinical echocardiography (ECHO) modalities, including 1-dimensional motion-mode (M-Mode) and 2-dimensional long axis (2D-US), rely on geometric and temporal assumptions about the heart for volu... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - March 12, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Cody Rutledge, George Cater, Brenda McMahon, Lanping Guo, Seyed Mehdi Nouraie, Yijen Wu, Flordeliza Villanueva and Brett A. Kaufman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular untwisting-filling interplay
Left ventricular untwisting generates an early diastolic intraventricular pressure gradient (DIVPG) than can be quantified by echocardiography. We sought to confirm the quantitative relationship between peak u... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - February 19, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Amir Hodzic, Damien Garcia, Eric Saloux, Paula A. B. Ribeiro, Am élie Ethier, James D. Thomas, Paul Milliez, Hervé Normand and Francois Tournoux Tags: Research Source Type: research
Global peak left atrial longitudinal strain assessed by transthoracic echocardiography is a good predictor of left atrial appendage thrombus in patients in sinus rhythm with heart failure and very low ejection fraction – an observational study
Peak left atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) can help identify left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT) in patients with atrial fibrillation. Nevertheless, few studies have been performed in patients in sinus rhyt... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - February 15, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Jacek Kurzawski, Agnieszka Janion-Sadowska, Lukasz Zandecki, Lukasz Piatek, Dorota Koziel and Marcin Sadowski Tags: Research Source Type: research
Incremental value of three-dimensional echocardiography for evaluating left atrial function in patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon: a case control study
Coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) involves the delayed opacification of the coronary distal vessel, in the absence of an obstructive lesion in the epicardial coronary artery during angiography. Since the li... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - February 13, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Jun Li, Yonghuai Wang, Cuiting Zhao, Qing Zhu, Guangyuan Li, Jun Yang, Dalin Jia and Chunyan Ma Tags: Research Source Type: research
The impact of different geometric assumption of mitral annulus on the assessment of mitral regurgitation volume by Doppler method
Mitral regurgitation volume (MRvol) by quantitative pulsed Doppler (QPD) method previously recommended suffers from geometric assumption error because of circular geometric assumption of mitral annulus (MA). T... (Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound)
Source: Cardiovascular Ultrasound - January 31, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Wugang Wang, Zhibin Wang, Junfang Li, Kun Gong, Liang Zhao, Guozhang Tang and Xiuxiu Fu Tags: Research Source Type: research
