Background Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is commonly associated with complex congenital anomalies. The association of LVNC with less complex but more frequent anomalies, such as bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), is…
Background Hypoplastic left heart complex (HLHC) is characterized by a mitral valve or an aortic valve annular Z score < −2, antegrade flow in the ascending aorta, ductal dependency, coarctation…
In the article entitled “Expert Consensus for Multi-Modality Imaging Evaluation of Cardiovascular Complications of Radiotherapy in Adults: A Report from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society…
Background In adults, left ventricular (LV) systolic twist is an important factor that determines LV filling, both at rest and during exercise. In children, lower LV twist has been demonstrated…
Background Moderate to small heritability has been observed for left ventricular (LV) structure and function in genetic epidemiology and genomewide association studies. The aim of this study was to explore…
Background Contrast echocardiography (CE) provides closer agreement with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for left ventricular (LV) volumes and ejection fraction (EF) than noncontrast echocardiography. However, the feasibility and role of…
Background The reproducibility of echocardiographic measurements of myocardial strain, performed in a community-based setting, has not been reported previously. Methods The reproducibility of left ventricular strain measurements was examined in…
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of out-of-plane motion on discrepancies in strain measurements between two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. Methods Two-dimensional and 3D…
Background Three-dimensional echocardiographic (3DE) analysis provides better measurements of left ventricular (LV) volumes, ejection fraction, myocardial deformation, and dyssynchrony. Many studies have shown that this technique has high intrainstitutional reproducibility….
Background Although not recommended in isolation, visual estimation of echocardiographic ejection fraction (EF) is widely applied to confirm quantitative EF. However, interobserver variability for EF estimation has been reported to…
