Background The aim of this study was to test the usefulness of two-dimensional longitudinal strain pattern in segments with wall motion abnormalities to predict left ventricular recovery and in-hospital cardiac…
Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE, FACC Last month was Breast Cancer Awareness month. Many of us have been personally touched by the disease affecting relatives, friends, or ourselves. Cardio-oncology has…
Background The authors recently demonstrated that simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion (MP) and wall motion (WM) by myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is feasible and accurate when incorporated into a clinical…
Background The strategy for mitral valve (MV) repair has recently focused on the restoration of the submitral apparatus. However, the relationship between geometric changes of the submitral apparatus and the…
Background Advances in fetal echocardiography have improved recognition of congenital heart disease (CHD). Imaging protocols have been developed that predict delivery room (DR) risk and anticipated postnatal level of care…
Background Structural right ventricular (RV) abnormalities are present in a substantial proportion of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but the trigger for RV hypertrophy remains unclear. The aim of this…
Background Right ventricular (RV) failure is a key determinant of mortality in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). RV stroke work (RVSW) can be estimated as the product of RV…
Background Anatomic features of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are septal hypertrophy, elongated mitral leaflets, and anterior displacement of the papillary muscles. In addition to extended myectomy, the resect-plicate-release operation adds horizontal…
Background Impaired left atrial (LA) deformation is noted in patients with severe primary mitral regurgitation (MR), but its prognostic value is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate…
Background The aim of the present study was to assess and compare the disease progression of aortic stenosis (AS) subtypes from nonsevere to severe disease on the basis of measures…
