Background The motion of the interatrial septum primum (septum) is dependent on the interatrial pressure relation, normally with slightly higher pressure in the left atrium and the septum bulging toward…
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a temporizing therapy for patients with refractory cardiogenic shock, and it may also be a bridge to destination therapy or cardiac transplantation. Patients requiring…
Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. —Sir Winston Churchill Left ventricular (LV) noncompaction (LVNC) is a myocardial disorder characterized by pathognomonic morphologic anatomic features,…
Background Left atrial fibrillatory contraction (Afc) flow can be frequently observed interspersed between two successive mitral E waves in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was…
Background Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) increases the diagnostic sensitivity of stress echocardiography. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of CFVR in patients without new…
Background Accurate assessment of the right ventricle is increasingly important. Measures of right ventricular (RV) systolic function, including fractional area change, tissue Doppler (s′ velocity), and tricuspid annular plane systolic…
Background Chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) often leads to diminished right ventricular (RV) function due to long-standing pressure and volume overload. Surgical intervention often adds to the preexisting RV dysfunction. Percutaneous…
Background Right ventricular volume quantification using real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic (RT3DE) imaging is limited by technical shortcomings of acquisition and quantification. In this study, a two-step approach was used to overcome…
Background Several methods that estimate right atrial pressure (RAP) from echocardiographic parameters have been proposed. However, their precision (i.e., how much they decrease RAP estimation uncertainty) is unknown. The aim…
Background Left ventricular (LV) twist may be a compensatory mechanism to preserve ejection fraction (EF). In patients with hypertension, twist varies depending on the left ventricle’s degree of remodeling and…
