Summary Background Optical coherence tomography is a high-resolution imaging technology that allows in vivo assessment of neointimal hyperplasia and strut coverage after coronary stenting. Aim Assessment of spatial distribution of…
Summary Background Recently, the Occlutech Figulla ASD Occluder (FSO) has been introduced for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects. This device can be used for transcatheter closure of small as…
Registries have become extremely fashionable in cardiology: a PubMed search with the terms “acute myocardial infarction” and “registry” retrieved only 18 articles in 1995, compared with 112 in 2010. One…
Background and objectives .– Left ventricular (LV) systolic function evaluated by LV ejection fraction (LVEF) is depressed after a long distance running for some studies, not for others. These discrepancies…
Right ventricular (RV) myocardial strain (ε) is a new useful tool to evaluate RV function. The aim of our study was to use 2D speckle imaging (2DSI) on the different…
Objectives .– The conduct of anticoagulation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is still disputed based on scores adopted by learned societies. Can we rely on echocardiographic study of atrial function to…
Background .– No previous study has looked for an association between aortic dilatation and the clinical sequelae of patent foramen ovale (PFO), although a possible relation has been identified in…
Introduction .– The intense and prolonged exercise training is accompanied by modifications of echocardiography and electrocardiogram. Objective .– Our work has compared the echocardiographic and electrocardiographic parameters of sporting subjects…
Background .– The heart is one of the major organs involved in scleroderma, and the presence of cardiac injury usually portends poor prognosis. Ischaemia and fibrosis are the major mechanisms…
Introduction .– Assessment of myocardial systolic and diastolic function is a primary objective in a perspective diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of ischemic heart disease. Based on the concept postulating that…
