Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is characterized by myocardial hypertrophy, fiber disarray, and fibrosis interfering with myocardial force generation and relaxation. Because conventional Doppler echocardiographic methods inadequately assess diastolic function in…
Patient safety is such an important topic that when I received an e-mail from James Teixeira, a sonographer from Tennessee, asking to submit an editorial on the topic; I honestly…
Robert T. Eberhardt, MD As major debates continue regarding local and national health care legislation, including the Affordable Health Care for America Act, several issues affecting vascular imaging have arisen….
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An error occurred in Figure 4 (D), in “Diastolic dysfunction and its histopathological correlation in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children and adolescents” by Menon SC, Eidem BW, Dearani JA, Ommen SR,…
While it will be February 2010 by the time that you read this Editor’s Page , I am writing it as 2009 winds down. It seems fitting to me, as…
Background Using speckle-tracking imaging (STI), the aims of this study were to assess dyssynchrony and quantify the myocardial energy wasted by contractility in delayed segments by determining the longitudinal strain…
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound compared with the standard magnetic resonance imaging method in determining right ventricular (RV) volumes and…
Objective The study objective was to compare the left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony and torsional behavior between right ventricular apical (RVA) and right ventricular septal (RVS) pacing. Methods Forty-six patients with…
Background The aim of this study was to test the impact of posterolateral myocardial systolic function on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Methods Forty patients were studied before and…
