We read with interest the letter by Dr Silbiger regarding our article “Mitral Annular Dynamics in Mitral Annular Calcification: A Three-Dimensional Imaging Study” and offer the following response. The mitral…
In the July 2015 issue of JASE , Pressman et al . report their observations on the effects of mitral annular calcification (MAC) on mitral annular size, shape and dynamics using…
Background The relationship between epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and coronary artery disease (CAD) has recently attracted a great deal of attention in the medical community. The objective of this study…
Background Brown adipose tissue (BAT) consumes glucose when it is activated by cold exposure, allowing its detection in humans by 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography…
Background Traditional risk assessment tools classify the majority of middle-aged women at low risk despite cardiovascular (CV) disease’s affecting >50% of women and remaining the leading cause of death. Ultrasound-determined…
Background Echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle is difficult because of its complex shape. Three-dimensional echocardiographic (3DE) imaging allows more accurate and reproducible analysis of the right ventricle than two-dimensional…
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the incremental value of global longitudinal strain (GLS) by automated function imaging in respect to wall motion (WM) for the detection…
Background Pericardiectomy is an effective intervention for constrictive pericarditis. Speckle-tracking echocardiography can provide quantitative information not only about longitudinal strain (LS) but about longitudinal displacement (LD) and septal-to-lateral rotational displacement…
Background Increased left ventricular (LV) mass is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, and its accurate assessment is important. The aim of this study was to analyze the degree of difference…
Background Some patients with markedly reduced ejection fractions (EFs) (<35%) have preserved exercise performance greater than predicted for age and gender. Because diastolic function may be a determinant of exercise performance,…
