Authors’ Reply

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The writing group for the “Guidelines for the Cardiac Sonographer in the Performance of Contrast Echocardiography” recently published a focused update document in which we included the following statement: “the…

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Longitudinal Assessment of Right Ventricular Myocardial Strain in Relation to Transplant-Free Survival in Children with Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension

May 31, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Longitudinal Assessment of Right Ventricular Myocardial Strain in Relation to Transplant-Free Survival in Children with Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension

Background Right ventricular (RV) function is an important determinant of mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (iPAH). The aim of this study was to serially evaluate global and…

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Role of Stress Echocardiography in Operated Fallot: Feasibility and Detection of Right Ventricular Response

May 31, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Role of Stress Echocardiography in Operated Fallot: Feasibility and Detection of Right Ventricular Response

Background Patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot often present residual hemodynamic abnormalities leading to right ventricular (RV) burden. Semisupine exercise echocardiography (Ex-Echo) is a validated method for diagnosis and prognosis…

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Noncoronary Inflammation in Kawasaki Disease is Associated with Abnormal Myocardial Deformation in the Acute Phase

May 31, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Noncoronary Inflammation in Kawasaki Disease is Associated with Abnormal Myocardial Deformation in the Acute Phase

Background Patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) are at risk for developing coronary artery lesions, but the association of noncoronary changes such as mitral regurgitation (MR) and/or pericardial effusion (PE) with…

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Effects of Right Ventricular Hemodynamic Burden on Intraventricular Flow in Tetralogy of Fallot: An Echocardiographic Contrast Particle Imaging Velocimetry Study

May 31, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Effects of Right Ventricular Hemodynamic Burden on Intraventricular Flow in Tetralogy of Fallot: An Echocardiographic Contrast Particle Imaging Velocimetry Study

Background The purpose of this investigation was to test the hypothesis that flow patterns in the right ventricle are abnormal in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). High-resolution echocardiographic…

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Long-Term Follow-Up in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Can Deformation Imaging Help Identify Optimal Timing of Pulmonary Valve Replacement?

May 31, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Long-Term Follow-Up in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Can Deformation Imaging Help Identify Optimal Timing of Pulmonary Valve Replacement?

Background Novel echocardiographic techniques based on myocardial deformation have not been extensively evaluated to assess right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) response after pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) in patients…

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A Comprehensive Echocardiographic Protocol for Assessing Neonatal Right Ventricular Dimensions and Function in the Transitional Period: Normative Data and ZScores

May 31, 2018 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on A Comprehensive Echocardiographic Protocol for Assessing Neonatal Right Ventricular Dimensions and Function in the Transitional Period: Normative Data and ZScores

Background There is a paucity of echocardiographic data describing right ventricular (RV) dimensions and function in the early transitional newborn period. Methods Fifty healthy term newborns underwent serial echocardiography at…

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