Background .– No previous study has looked for an association between aortic dilatation and the clinical sequelae of patent foramen ovale (PFO), although a possible relation has been identified in…
Introduction .– The intense and prolonged exercise training is accompanied by modifications of echocardiography and electrocardiogram. Objective .– Our work has compared the echocardiographic and electrocardiographic parameters of sporting subjects…
Background .– The heart is one of the major organs involved in scleroderma, and the presence of cardiac injury usually portends poor prognosis. Ischaemia and fibrosis are the major mechanisms…
Introduction .– Assessment of myocardial systolic and diastolic function is a primary objective in a perspective diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of ischemic heart disease. Based on the concept postulating that…
Background .– To assess the functional significance of left anterior descending artery (LAD) stenosis of intermediate severity (IS) (50–70% diameter stenosis) is challenging. Objective .– To compare the value of…
Introduction .– The aim of our study is to assess morphological, hemodynamic cardiovascular and pulmonary changes, in 40 veteran marathoners aged over than 40 years and compared to a control…
Introduction .– The aim of this study is to assess the morphological and hemodynamic cardiovascular changes of 24 high-level football players, using Doppler-echocardiography, and compare them to a similar control…
Background.– Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains asymptomatic for many years but often revealed dramatically (inaugural rupture). Its relatively low prevalence in the general population (5.5% of men over 65 years) implies…
Background .– Carcinoid heart disease (CHD) may occur in patients presenting with carcinoid tumor and carcinoid syndrome. Studies evaluating the echocardiographic follow-up of these patients remain rare. The aim of…
Background .– Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction is a recently described entity, but its prognostic implication has only been little studied. Methods .– Three hundred and sixty-two…
