Authors’ Reply
We thank Günaydın et al . for their interest in our article. We agree that atrial fibrillation (AF) adversely affects atrial as well as ventricular structure and function. However, there are…
Accuracy and Reproducibility of Right Ventricular Quantification in Patients with Pressure and Volume Overload Using Single-Beat Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Background The right ventricle is a complex structure that is challenging to quantify by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. Unlike disk summation three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography (3DE), single-beat 3DE can acquire large volumes…
Left Ventricular Rotational Mechanics in Tanzanian Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common inherited hemoglobinopathy. Adults with SCD manifest both systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction, though the age of onset of dysfunction has not been…
Atrial Fibrillation May Affect the Success of Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
We read the original investigation “Effects of Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty on Left Ventricular Deformation in Patients with Isolated Severe Mitral Stenosis: A Speckle-Tracking Strain Echocardiographic Study” by Sengupta et al…
Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness Measurements in the Youth: Reproducibility and Technical Considerations
Background Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of atherosclerosis, is increased in youth at risk for future cardiovascular disease. Some pediatric studies have used CIMT as a primary outcome…
Changes in Longitudinal Myocardial Deformation during Acute Cardiac Rejection: The Clinical Role of Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography
Background Diagnosing and monitoring acute cellular rejection (ACR) is a major objective in the surveillance of heart-transplanted patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of global…
Right Heart Mechanics in Untreated Normotensive Patients with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Two- and Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study
Background The aim of this study was to determine right ventricular (RV) and right atrial (RA) deformation assessed by two-dimensional echocardiographic and three-dimensional echocardiographic (3DE) imaging in patients with prediabetes…
Evolution of Left Ventricular Function in the Preterm Infant
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate left ventricular function in preterm infants from 28 days to near term using echocardiography. Methods Thirty clinically stable preterm infants delivered at…
Calculation of Pediatric Left Ventricular Mass: Validation and Reference Values Using Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
Background Reference values for left ventricular mass (LVM) are important echocardiographic tools for the follow-up of pediatric patients with cardiac disease. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is currently regarded as the…
Right Ventricular Function Measures as Biomarkers of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
In this issue of JASE , Tadic et al . report that normotensive diabetic and prediabetic patients have early abnormalities of right ventricular (RV) systolic and diastolic function, with reductions in global…
