Determining the optimal time for surgical intervention in patients with chronic severe mitral regurgitation (MR) due to mitral valve prolapse (MVP) can present significant challenges, particularly in asymptomatic patients. When…
Background Chronic inflammatory disease (CID) is a complex multisystem disease characterized by chronic inflammation, which can lead to coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) and can also predispose to coronary artery calcium…
Background There is a lack of uniformity across echocardiographic society guidelines as to how the diameter of the ascending aorta is to be measured. The aims of this study were…
Background Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis (AS) is a predictor of worse outcome compared with normal-flow AS. Although depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is associated with low flow, there is…
Background Coronary artery (CA) Z scores are commonly used for clinical decisions in Kawasaki disease, including treatment, anticoagulation, and duration and frequency of follow-up. The aim of this study was…
Background A growing body of evidence indicates that right ventricular dysfunction in patients with palliated hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) originates in fetal life. In this study, the systolic-to-diastolic time…
Congenital heart abnormalities are the most common birth defect among all geographic regions and racial and ethnic backgrounds. With advancements in imaging technology, fetal echocardiography provides the opportunity to diagnose…
Background Elevated total bilirubin (TB) and transaminases are frequently reported in patients with heart failure and are related to their worse prognosis. On the basis of hemodynamic data from previous…
Background Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is the gold standard for the quantification of global and regional myocardial function and can detect subclinical myocardial dysfunction in anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy. The aim…
Background The aim of this study was to explore the application of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to evaluate pulmonary vascular properties and mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Methods…
