Background Although the use of facilitated reporting to generate echocardiographic reports has many advantages over traditional dictation and transcription, it is not perfect, because physicians can still select finding codes…
The process of performing an echocardiographic study is much more complicated than just recording the images and interpreting them. It starts with a request for an echocardiogram, based on the…
Background Because stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) is increasingly being observed during routine daily practice, we sought to explore the clinical features and factors that determine the outcome of SIC in a…
Background Large aortic arch plaques are associated with ischemic stroke. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and stroke. The…
Background It is generally believed that three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography can provide unique en face views of atrial septal defects (ASDs), whereas conventional two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) cannot. The purpose…
Background The aim of this study was to identify the predisposing factors for pseudoaneurysm formation after aortic valve replacement without previous endocarditis. Methods Echocardiography was used to identify patients. Parameters…
Objective The aim of this study was to noninvasively quantify global left ventricular (LV) contraction and relaxation, and to investigate their relationship in normal, hypertrophic, and failing myocardium. Methods Fifty…
Background The relation between left ventricular filing velocities determined by Doppler echocardiography and autonomic nervous system function assessed by heart rate variability (HRV) is unclear. The aim of this study…
Background Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, the prognosis of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) with AF is still uncertain. This study…
In 1974, shortly after the advent of two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography (2DE), Dekker et al published the results of their graduate work at Stanford University, “A System for Ultrasonically Imaging the…
