Authors’ Reply
We thank Kong et al. for their interest in our recent work, and we provide a response to their question as follows. After acquiring multiple consecutive single-beat three-dimensional full-volume data sets…
Prognostic Value of Myocardial Perfusion Analysis in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis
Background Myocardial perfusion (MP) imaging during stress myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) improves the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, its prognostic value to predict cardiac events in patients with…
Correction
The paper entitled “Cardiac Calcifications on Echocardiography Are Associated with Mortality and Stroke” by Lu et al, published in the December 2016 issue of JASE (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2016;29:1171-8), has…
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy, Systolic Function, and Disease Severity in Anderson-Fabry Disease: An Echocardiographic Study
Background Right ventricular (RV) involvement has been described in Anderson-Fabry disease (AFD), especially in patients with established Fabry cardiomyopathy (FC). However, few and controversial data on RV systolic function are…
Mechanical Dispersion by Strain Echocardiography: A Novel Tool to Diagnose Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Athletes
Background Previous studies have demonstrated that global longitudinal strain (GLS) is altered in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in comparison with athletes. Nevertheless, these results rely on studies comparing sedentary…
Is It Possible to Measure the RR Interval of a Single Beat with the Novel, Fully Automatic Three-Dimensional Quantification Software HeartModel?
We read with great interest the reports by Otani et al. and Yang et al. Both studies were well designed and validated the feasibility of the novel, fully automatic, single-beat three-dimensional quantification…
Detection of Acute Changes in Left Ventricular Function by Myocardial Deformation Analysis after Excessive Alcohol Ingestion
Background The effects of acute excessive alcohol ingestion on echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular (LV) function are unclear. Methods One hundred ninety-nine healthy subjects (44 ± 5 years, 71% male) were prospectively examined…
Validation of Left Atrial Volume Estimation by Left Atrial Diameter from the Parasternal Long-Axis View
Background Measurement of left atrial (LA) volume (LAV) is recommended for quantification of LA size. Only LA anteroposterior diameter (LAd) is available in a number of large cohorts, trials, or…
Interaction of Left Ventricular Remodeling and Regional Dyssynchrony on Long-Term Prognosis after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Background Left ventricular (LV) remodeling in heart failure (HF) manifested by chamber dilatation is associated with worse clinical outcomes. However, the impact of LV dilatation on the association of measures…
Normative Values of Aortic Arch Structures in Premature Infants
Background Aortic arch abnormalities represent 5% to 8% of all congenital heart disease. Measurements of the aortic arch dimensions on two-dimensional echocardiographic images remain of critical importance in the diagnosis…
