Background and objective .– Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is usually performed for patients with light chains amyloidosis (AL) when cardiac involvement is suspected. The latter is typically characterized by left ventricular…
Background .– Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is characterized by transient stress induced transient left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. This LV systolic dysfunction is characterized by a recovery. The aim of this study…
Objectives .– To analyse adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) regarding gender. Patients and methods .– One hundred and thirty-four patients(pts), 63 men, mean age 32.62 ± 12.85 yrs, 18–74 yrs…
Bicuspid aortic valve is a common congenital heart defect. Aim .– Point out the importance of bicuspid aortic valve in children, and the importance of monitoring these children. Patients .–…
Objectives .– We sought to describe our experiment with major coronary anomalies (MCA) diagnosed in trans thoracic echocardiographic (TTE) in a large adult and pediatric population. Background .– MCA may…
Objectives .– New parameters of systolic left ventricular (LV) function using speckle tracking echocardiography are available. Little is known about the accuracy of these parameters in children. The aim of…
Objectives .– New parameters of systolic left ventricular (LV) function using speckle tracking echocardiography are available. Little is known about the accuracy of these parameters in children. The aim of…
Background .– The logistic EuroSCORE (logES) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) scores are commonly used to select high-risk patients for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) but their validity…
Objectives .– Paradoxical low gradient aortic stenosis is a new entity for which the optimal management approach remains debated. The aim of the study was to show the heterogeneity of…
Since TAVI involves multimodality imaging to screen patients it is highly important to standardize the report and the analysis process of the AO valve. Our aim .– To explore whether…
