Background Assessment of aortic regurgitation (AR) severity is often based on Doppler echocardiographic imaging. Hemodynamic responses to AR are influenced by the interplay among cardiovascular properties, including left ventricular (LV)…
Arterial wall stiffness is a highly relevant phenotype for cardiovascular medicine. Large artery stiffening is a key element in the pathogenesis of isolated systolic hypertension, a condition mainly affecting older…
Background Aortic pulse-wave velocity (PWV) is a measure of aortic stiffness that has a prognostic role in various diseases and in the general population. A number of methods are used…
Background Accurate assessment of left atrial appendage (LAA) morphology is crucial in determining an LAA occlusion strategy. The aim of this study was to develop a novel echocardiographic volume-rendered imaging…
Background The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that prognosis in patients with cardiac amyloidosis is closely coupled with amyloid burden in all four cardiac chambers. The…
Background Patients with functional single ventricles after the Fontan procedure have abnormal cardiac mechanics. The aims of this study were to determine factors that influence diastolic function and to describe…
Background Patients with systemic right ventricles frequently experience progressive heart failure and conduction abnormalities leading to abnormal ventricular activation. Activation delay–induced mechanical dyssynchrony can contribute to ventricular failure and is…
Background Present resource-based relative value unit (RVU) assignment for echocardiography is based on Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, which do not incorporate complexity of diagnosis, time spent for image acquisition,…
Background The effects of light to moderate alcohol consumption on cardiac mechanics remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the dose-response relationship between alcohol consumption and…
Background Pulmonary artery acceleration time (PAAT) is a noninvasive method to assess pulmonary hemodynamics, but it lacks validity in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy…
