Malignant spindle cell cardiac tumour: one of the rarest of rare cardiac tumour
(Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - November 16, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Utility of strain imaging in conjunction with heart failure stage classification for heart failure patient management
This article reviews the utility of strai n imaging, especially GLS in conjunction with HF stage classification, and future perspectives for HF patient management. (Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - November 15, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Feasibility and safety of exclusive echocardiography-guided intravenous temporary pacemaker implantation
ConclusionsEchocardiography-guided temporary cardiac pacing is a feasible and safe alternative to fluoroscopy-guided approach and significantly lowers the need for in-hospital transfer. (Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - November 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular systolic function
AbstractLeft ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) is the most validated and commonly used echocardiographic measure of systolic function. LVEF has a unique position in cardiology having
severed as selection criteria for therapeutic trials that constitute the evidence base of today ’s treatment recommendations. Assessment of LV systolic function by global longitudinal strain (GLS) from speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a sensitive and feasible method that overcomes many of the limitations of LVEF, including reproducibility issues of serial testing and detection of L V dysfunction in pathologically remode...
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - November 2, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Association between left atrial strain and left ventricular diastolic function in patients with acute coronary syndrome
ConclusionsLAS alone presented excellent capacity to classify DD in patients with acute coronary syndrome and may represent an additional tool for this purpose. (Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 31, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Prognostic value of exercise stress echocardiography in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation: a long-term follow-up study
ConclusionsESE provides prognostic information in patients with secondary MR that is useful for predicting long-term outcome. (Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 29, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Measurement of cardiac function by cardiac time intervals, applicability in normal pregnancy and twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
ConclusionsThe assessment of fetal cardiac function by measurement of cardiac time intervals is technically feasible with good reproducibility, even in difficult scanning circumstances such as TTTS. It is possible to discriminate between healthy and compromised fetuses with this technique. (Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 20, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Reversible biventricular myocardial dysfunction induced by carbon monoxide poisoning
(Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 15, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Changes in dynamic mitral valve geometry during percutaneous edge –edge mitral valve repair with the MitraClip system
ConclusionsPercutaneous MV repair reduces the MR by an improved coaptation of MV leaflets joint with a simultaneous indirect reduction of anterior –posterior diameter. Further, the MitraClip procedure leads to a reduction of AMVOA of more than 60% during diastole. (Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Nimura lecture: why are you evaluating RV function in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension?
AbstractLV is a pressure-generating pump which endures pressure overload, while RV is a flow-generating pump intolerant of pressure overload. Therefore, RV pump function (but not RV myocardial contractility) can easily fail in face of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PH) because of increased afterload. Available indexes of RV function are load dependent and incapable of accurately reflecting RV myocardial contractility. Animal RV in which myocardium is damaged extensively by either soldering iron or coronary occlusion can work well without causing systemic congestion or decreased SV. In clinical settings, evaluation...
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Improvement of left ventricular function after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation in persistent atrial fibrillation with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: a comprehensive echocardiographic assessment using two-dimensional speckle tracking analysis
ConclusionIn persistent AF with preserved LVEF, further improvement in LVEF and reverse remodeling of the LA are achieved after RFCA. LV filling pressure may play significant roles in the mechanisms. (Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
A 42-year-old male presenting as pericardial mass
(Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Improvement of left ventricular function after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation in persistent atrial fibrillation with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: a comprehensive echocardiographic assessment using two-dimensional speckle tracking analysis
ConclusionIn persistent AF with preserved LVEF, further improvement in LVEF and reverse remodeling of the LA are achieved after RFCA. LV filling pressure may play significant roles in the mechanisms. (Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
A 42-year-old male presenting as pericardial mass
(Source: Journal of Echocardiography)
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - October 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Heart failure with recovered ejection fraction
AbstractSubstantial or complete myocardial recovery occurs in many patients with heart failure (HF). HF patients with myocardial recovery or recovered left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF; HFrecEF) are a distinct population of HF patients with different underlying etiologies, comorbidities, response to therapies, and outcomes compared with HF patients with persistent reduced or preserved EF. Improvement in LVEF has been systematically linked to improved quality of life, and lower rehospitalization rates and mortality. However, the mortality and morbidity in HFrecEF patients remain higher than those in the normal pop...
Source: Journal of Echocardiography - September 14, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
