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,…
The nice thing about standards…is that you have so many to choose from. The development of any new technology inevitably involves a different perspective from different engineers and inventors. In…
Background Clinical experience suggests that measurement of left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) using two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) is often at variance with results of three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) in patients who…
Background This study was planned by the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to Standardize Deformation Imaging to (1) test the variability of speckle-tracking global longitudinal strain (GLS) measurements among different vendors and…
Heart transplantation remains the most effective long-term intervention for patients with end-stage heart failure. Despite advances in immunosuppressive therapy, acute cellular rejection (ACR) remains common, with a prevalence up to…
Background Acute cellular rejection (ACR) is still a relevant complication after orthotopic heart transplantation. The diagnosis of ACR is based on endomyocardial biopsy (EMB). Recent advances in two-dimensional strain imaging…
Bioprosthetic valves are increasingly implanted, with generally consistent and durable results. Early bioprosthetic valve failure is uncommon, and most clinicians are unfamiliar with the spectrum of early structural complications involving…
Echocardiography is the most widely used noninvasive imaging modality for the evaluation and diagnosis of cardiac pathology. However, because of the physical properties of ultrasound waves, cardiologists are often confronted…
