Background It is important to evaluate left atrial appendage (LAA) dysfunction for primary and secondary prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). LAA dysfunction can reportedly be evaluated…
Background The reduction in the size of full-capability echocardiographic machines facilitates “out-of-hospital” transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Data documenting the feasibility, yield, and logistical considerations of out-of-hospital TTE for preparticipation evaluation of…
Background Echocardiographic imaging assessment of left ventricular mechanics is a new technology that is offered by various vendors. Different software algorithms have at times yielded conflicting results. The aim of…
Background Although cardiac adaptation to different sports has been extensively described, the potential relationship of training with aortic root (AR) elastic properties and diameters in top-level athletes remains not fully…
Background Non-cardiac findings (NCFs) are seen in more than a third of cardiac computed tomographic and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging studies. The prevalence and importance of NCFs in transthoracic echocardiographic…
The prevalence of non-cardiac findings (NCFs) identified during routine diagnostic cardiac imaging with computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear perfusion scanning has been described to be as…
Background Mitral regurgitation (MR) has been associated with adverse outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI). Without structural valve disease, functional MR has been related to left ventricular (LV) remodeling and geometric…
Background The aortic valve and the mitral valve (MV) are coupled via fibrous tissue. Simultaneous dynamic analysis of the two valves’ annuli has demonstrated that they have synchronous and reciprocal…
Echocardiography is the most useful imaging modality for the noninvasive assessment of patients with valvular diseases, by integrating a thorough morphologic characterization with real-time dynamics in the beating heart. The…
Background Right ventricular (RV) enlargement is used as a criterion for the treatment of RV outflow tract dysfunction in patients with congenital heart disease. Although RV volumes are most accurately…
