Index to Subjects

A

Abstracts

Abstracts. 2016;29:B2-B130

Adolescence

Safety and efficacy of cardiac ultrasound contrast in children and adolescents for resting and stress echocardiography (Kutty et al). 2016;29:655-62

Alcohol drinking

Imaging left atrial cyclic deformation mechanics: ready for prime time? (Strom). 2016;29:1052-5 (Editorial comment)

Light to moderate habitual alcohol consumption is associated with subclinical ventricular and left atrial mechanical dysfunction in an asymptomatic population: dose-response and propensity analysis (Hung et al). 2016;29:1043-51

Allograft ; see Transplantation, homologous

American Society of Echocardiography

Concerns regarding “2015 ACR/ACC/AHA/AATS/ACEP/ASNC/NASCI/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR/

SCPC/SNMMI/STR/STS: appropriate utilization of cardiovascular imaging in emergency department patients with chest pain” (Blankenship et al). 2016;29:379-80 (Special article)

Determinants of pediatric echocardiography laboratory productivity: analysis from the second survey of the American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Echocardiography Laboratory Productivity (Srivastava et al). 2016;29:1009-15

Multimodality imaging guidelines of patients with transposition of the great arteries: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography developed in collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (Cohen et al). 2016;29:571-621 (Guidelines and standards)

Normal values and differences in ascending aortic diameter in a healthy population of adults as measured by the pediatric versus adult American Society of Echocardiography guidelines (Bossone et al). 2016;29:166-72

Recommendations for the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function by echocardiography: an update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (Nagueh et al). 2016;29:277-314 (Guidelines and standards)

Amyloidosis

Anterior aortic plane systolic excursion: a novel indicator of transplant-free survival in systemic light-chain amyloidosis (Ochs et al). 2016;29:1188-96

Cumulative burden of myocardial dysfunction in cardiac amyloidosis assessed using four-chamber cardiac strain (Kado et al). 2016;29:1092-9

Angina pectoris

Association of decreased right ventricular strain with worse survival in non-acute coronary syndrome angina (Chang et al). 2016;29:350-8

Angiography

Better patient care enhanced by ultrasound: a glimpse into the future (Martin). 2016;29:850-2 (Editorial comment)

Focused vascular ultrasound for the assessment of atherosclerosis: a proof-of-concept study (Johri et al). 2016;29:842-9

Anthracyclines ; see Drug therapy

Aorta

Abnormal ventricular and aortic wall properties can cause inconsistencies in grading aortic regurgitation severity: a computer simulation study (Palau-Caballero et al). 2016;29:1122-30

Ascending aortic dimensions in hypertensive subjects: reference values for two-dimensional echocardiography (Vizzardi et al). 2016;29:827-37

Echocardiographic assessment of aortic pulse-wave velocity: validation against invasive pressure measurements (Styczynski et al). 2016;29:1109-16

Echocardiographic assessment of large artery stiffness (Chirinos). 2016;29:1117-21 (Editorial comment)

Multimodality assessment of ascending aortic diameters: comparison of different measurement methods (Rodriguez-Palomares et al). 2016;29:819-26

Multimodality imaging of the aorta: implications for patient surveillance (Prihadi and Delgado). 2016;29:838-41 (Editorial comment)

Normal values and differences in ascending aortic diameter in a healthy population of adults as measured by the pediatric versus adult American Society of Echocardiography guidelines (Bossone et al). 2016;29:166-72

Aorta, thoracic

Ascending aortic dimensions in hypertensive subjects: reference values for two-dimensional echocardiography (Vizzardi et al). 2016;29:827-37

Multimodality imaging of the aorta: implications for patient surveillance (Prihadi and Delgado). 2016;29:838-41 (Editorial comment)

Aortic coarctation

Left ventricular myocardial and hemodynamic response to exercise in young patients after endovascular stenting for aortic coarctation (Chen et al). 2016;29:237-46

Aortic valve

The significance of the interleaflet triangles in determining the morphology of congenitally abnormal aortic valves: implications for noninvasive imaging and surgical management (Tretter et al). 2016;29:1131-43 (State-of-the-art review article)

Validation of transesophageal echocardiographic in vitro measurements for bioprosthetic aortic valves: implications for percutaneous valve-in-valve therapy (Condemi et al). 2016;29:267-75

Aortic valve insufficiency

Abnormal ventricular and aortic wall properties can cause inconsistencies in grading aortic regurgitation severity: a computer simulation study (Palau-Caballero et al). 2016;29:1122-30

Using a low-risk population to estimate the specificity of the World Heart Federation criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (Clark et al). 2016;29:253-8

Aortic valve stenosis

Doppler echocardiographic quantitation of aortic valve stenosis: a science in constant evolution (Pibarot and Clavel). 2016;29:1019-22 (Letter)

Factors associated with low flow in aortic valve stenosis (Leong et al). 2016;29:158-65

Impact of afterload increase on left ventricular myocardial deformation indices (Reant et al). 2016;29:1217-28

Intracardiac Doppler echocardiography for monitoring of pulmonary artery pressures in high-risk patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (Müller et al). 2016;29:83-91

Is Doppler echocardiographic quantitation of aortic valve stenosis a settled science? (Shah). 2016;29:1016-9 (Letter)

Right ventricular function and prognosis in patients with low-flow, low-gradient severe aortic stenosis (Cavalcante et al). 2016;29:325-33

Shifting the spotlight onto the forgotten ventricle: role of the right ventricle in low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis (Quader and Lindman). 2016;29:334-6 (Editorial comment)

Arrhythmia

Association of decreased right ventricular strain with worse survival in non-acute coronary syndrome angina (Chang et al). 2016;29:350-8

Mechanical dispersion assessed by strain echocardiography is associated with malignant arrhythmias in Chagas cardiomyopathy (Barros et al). 2016;29:368-74

Arthritis, rheumatoid

Combined circumferential and longitudinal left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis without overt cardiac disease (Cioffi et al). 2016;29:689-98

Atherosclerosis

Better patient care enhanced by ultrasound: a glimpse into the future (Martin). 2016;29:850-2 (Editorial comment)

Detection of carotid atherosclerotic plaque neovascularization using contrast enhanced ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies (Huang et al). 2016;29:491-502 (State-of-the-art review article)

Focused vascular ultrasound for the assessment of atherosclerosis: a proof-of-concept study (Johri et al). 2016;29:842-9

Guidelines for the use of echocardiography in the evaluation of a cardiac source of embolism (Saric et al). 2016;29:1-42 (Guidelines and standards)

Atrial defects ; see Heart septal defects, atrial

Atrial fibrillation

Impact of diastolic function parameters on the risk for left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a prospective study (Doukky et al). 2016;29:545-53

Morphologic assessment of the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation by gray values—inverted volume-rendered imaging of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: a comparative study with computed tomography (Song et al). 2016;29:1100-8

The prognostic significance of cardiac structure and function in atrial fibrillation: the ENGAGE AF–TIMI 48 echocardiographic substudy (Gupta et al). 2016;29:537-44

Three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of left heart chamber size and function with fully automated quantification software in patients with atrial fibrillation (Otani et al). 2016;29:955-65

Atrial function, left

Differences in characteristics, left atrial reverse remodeling, and functional outcomes after mitral valve replacement in patients with low-gradient very severe mitral stenosis (Cho et al). 2016;29:759-67

Frequent activation delay–induced mechanical dyssynchrony and dysfunction in the systemic right ventricle (Forsha et al). 2016;29:1074-83

Imaging left atrial cyclic deformation mechanics: ready for prime time? (Strom). 2016;29:1052-5 (Editorial comment)

Independent echocardiographic markers of cardiovascular involvement in chronic kidney disease: the value of left atrial function and volume (Kadappu et al). 2016;29:359-67

Left atrial function in preclinical diastolic dysfunction: two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography–derived results from the BEFRI trial (Brecht et al). 2016;29:750-8

Light to moderate habitual alcohol consumption is associated with subclinical ventricular and left atrial mechanical dysfunction in an asymptomatic population: dose-response and propensity analysis (Hung et al). 2016;29:1043-51

Morphologic assessment of the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation by gray values—inverted volume-rendered imaging of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: a comparative study with computed tomography (Song et al). 2016;29:1100-8

Physiologic determinants of left atrial longitudinal strain: a two-dimensional speckle-tracking and three-dimensional echocardiographic study in healthy volunteers (Miglioranza et al). 2016;29:1023-34

Prognostic value of left atrial strain in outpatients with de novo heart failure (Sanchis et al). 2016;29:1035-42

Three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of left heart chamber size and function with fully automated quantification software in patients with atrial fibrillation (Otani et al). 2016;29:955-65

Automation

Feasibility of automated three-dimensional rotational mechanics by real-time volume transthoracic echocardiography: preliminary accuracy and reproducibility data compared with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (Zhou et al). 2016;29:62-73

New automatic tools to identify responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy (Mada et al). 2016;29:966-72

Three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of left heart chamber size and function with fully automated quantification software in patients with atrial fibrillation (Otani et al). 2016;29:955-65

B

BEFRI trial

Left atrial function in preclinical diastolic dysfunction: two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography–derived results from the BEFRI trial (Brecht et al). 2016;29:750-8

Bilirubin

Echocardiographic correlates of abnormal liver tests in patients with exacerbation of chronic heart failure (Styczynski et al). 2016;29:132-9

Bioprosthesis

Validation of transesophageal echocardiographic in vitro measurements for bioprosthetic aortic valves: implications for percutaneous valve-in-valve therapy (Condemi et al). 2016;29:267-75

Blood flow velocity

Chronic inflammatory disease is an independent risk factor for coronary flow velocity reserve impairment unrelated to the processes of coronary artery calcium deposition (Kakuta et al). 2016;29:173-80

Coronary flow velocity reserve assessed by transthoracic Doppler: the iPOWER Study: factors influencing feasibility and quality (Michelsen et al). 2016;29:709-16

Echocardiographic assessment of aortic pulse-wave velocity: validation against invasive pressure measurements (Styczynski et al). 2016;29:1109-16

Echocardiographic assessment of large artery stiffness (Chirinos). 2016;29:1117-21 (Editorial comment)

Factors associated with low flow in aortic valve stenosis (Leong et al). 2016;29:158-65

The impact of function-flow interaction on left-ventricular efficiency in patients with conduction abnormalities: a particle image velocimetry and tissue Doppler study (Gürel et al). 2016;29:431-40

Left bundle branch block negatively affects coronary flow velocity reserve and myocardial contractile reserve in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (Ciampi et al). 2016;29:112-8

Blood pressure

The association between obesity, blood pressure variability, and right ventricular function and mechanics in hypertensive patients (Tadic et al). 2016;29:802-11

Body mass index

New reference centiles for left ventricular mass relative to lean body mass in children (Foster et al). 2016;29:441-7

Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health

Association between cardiovascular health score and carotid intima-media thickness: cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) baseline assessment (Santos et al). 2016;29:1207-16

Bundle-branch block

Left bundle branch block negatively affects coronary flow velocity reserve and myocardial contractile reserve in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (Ciampi et al). 2016;29:112-8

B

BEFRI trial

Left atrial function in preclinical diastolic dysfunction: two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography–derived results from the BEFRI trial (Brecht et al). 2016;29:750-8

Bilirubin

Echocardiographic correlates of abnormal liver tests in patients with exacerbation of chronic heart failure (Styczynski et al). 2016;29:132-9

Bioprosthesis

Validation of transesophageal echocardiographic in vitro measurements for bioprosthetic aortic valves: implications for percutaneous valve-in-valve therapy (Condemi et al). 2016;29:267-75

Blood flow velocity

Chronic inflammatory disease is an independent risk factor for coronary flow velocity reserve impairment unrelated to the processes of coronary artery calcium deposition (Kakuta et al). 2016;29:173-80

Coronary flow velocity reserve assessed by transthoracic Doppler: the iPOWER Study: factors influencing feasibility and quality (Michelsen et al). 2016;29:709-16

Echocardiographic assessment of aortic pulse-wave velocity: validation against invasive pressure measurements (Styczynski et al). 2016;29:1109-16

Echocardiographic assessment of large artery stiffness (Chirinos). 2016;29:1117-21 (Editorial comment)

Factors associated with low flow in aortic valve stenosis (Leong et al). 2016;29:158-65

The impact of function-flow interaction on left-ventricular efficiency in patients with conduction abnormalities: a particle image velocimetry and tissue Doppler study (Gürel et al). 2016;29:431-40

Left bundle branch block negatively affects coronary flow velocity reserve and myocardial contractile reserve in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (Ciampi et al). 2016;29:112-8

Blood pressure

The association between obesity, blood pressure variability, and right ventricular function and mechanics in hypertensive patients (Tadic et al). 2016;29:802-11

Body mass index

New reference centiles for left ventricular mass relative to lean body mass in children (Foster et al). 2016;29:441-7

Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health

Association between cardiovascular health score and carotid intima-media thickness: cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) baseline assessment (Santos et al). 2016;29:1207-16

Bundle-branch block

Left bundle branch block negatively affects coronary flow velocity reserve and myocardial contractile reserve in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (Ciampi et al). 2016;29:112-8

C

Calcinosis

Cardiac calcifications on echocardiography are associated with mortality and stroke (Lu et al). 2016;29:1171-8

Chronic inflammatory disease is an independent risk factor for coronary flow velocity reserve impairment unrelated to the processes of coronary artery calcium deposition (Kakuta et al). 2016;29:173-80

Survival in patients with degenerative mitral stenosis: results from a large retrospective cohort study (Pasca et al). 2016;29:461-9

Cancer ; see Neoplasms

Capillaries

Impact of intramyocardial hemorrhage and microvascular obstruction on cardiac mechanics in reperfusion injury: a speckle-tracking echocardiographic study (Zhao et al). 2016;29:973-82

Cardiac function tests ; see Heart function tests

Cardiac pacing, artificial

Frequent activation delay–induced mechanical dyssynchrony and dysfunction in the systemic right ventricle (Forsha et al). 2016;29:1074-83

New automatic tools to identify responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy (Mada et al). 2016;29:966-72

Cardiac volume

Adverse cardiac events and the impaired relaxation left ventricular filling pattern (Lavine and Al Balbissi). 2016;29:699-708

Echocardiographic linear dimensions for assessment of right ventricular chamber volume as demonstrated by cardiac magnetic resonance (Kim et al). 2016;29:861-70

Feasibility of automated three-dimensional rotational mechanics by real-time volume transthoracic echocardiography: preliminary accuracy and reproducibility data compared with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (Zhou et al). 2016;29:62-73

Feasibility of one-beat real-time full-volume three-dimensional echocardiography for assessing left ventricular volumes and deformation parameters (Yang et al). 2016;29:853-60

Independent echocardiographic markers of cardiovascular involvement in chronic kidney disease: the value of left atrial function and volume (Kadappu et al). 2016;29:359-67

Morphologic assessment of the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation by gray values—inverted volume-rendered imaging of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: a comparative study with computed tomography (Song et al). 2016;29:1100-8

New reference centiles for left ventricular mass relative to lean body mass in children (Foster et al). 2016;29:441-7

Quantification of right ventricular volume and function using single-beat three-dimensional echocardiography: a validation study with cardiac magnetic resonance (Park et al). 2016;29:392-401

Cardiomyopathy, congestive

Left bundle branch block negatively affects coronary flow velocity reserve and myocardial contractile reserve in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (Ciampi et al). 2016;29:112-8

Patterns of mechanical inefficiency in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy and their relation to left ventricular function and clinical outcomes (Forsha et al). 2016;29:226-36

Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic

Abnormalities of the mitral apparatus in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: echocardiographic, pathophysiologic, and surgical insights (Silbiger). 2016;29:622-39 (State-of-the-art review article)

Cardiomyopathy, ischemic

Prediction of outcomes in patients with chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy by layer-specific strain echocardiography: a proof of concept (Hamada et al). 2016;29:412-20

Cardiotoxicity

Feasibility of echocardiographic techniques to detect subclinical cancer therapeutics–related cardiac dysfunction among high-dose patients when compared with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Toro-Salazar et al). 2016;29:119-31

Cardiovascular diseases

Association between cardiovascular health score and carotid intima-media thickness: cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) baseline assessment (Santos et al). 2016;29:1207-16

Concerns regarding “2015 ACR/ACC/AHA/AATS/ACEP/ASNC/NASCI/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR/SCPC/SNMMI/STR/STS: appropriate utilization of cardiovascular imaging in emergency department patients with chest pain” (Blankenship et al). 2016;29:379-80 (Special article)

Independent echocardiographic markers of cardiovascular involvement in chronic kidney disease: the value of left atrial function and volume (Kadappu et al). 2016;29:359-67

Multidisciplinary collaboration in fetal cardiovascular research: the time has come (Donofrio et al). 2016;29:140-2 (Editorial comment)

Multimodality imaging guidelines of patients with transposition of the great arteries: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography developed in collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (Cohen et al). 2016;29:571-621 (Guidelines and standards)

Carotid artery diseases

Association between cardiovascular health score and carotid intima-media thickness: cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) baseline assessment (Santos et al). 2016;29:1207-16

Detection of carotid atherosclerotic plaque neovascularization using contrast enhanced ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies (Huang et al). 2016;29:491-502 (State-of-the-art review article)

Cerebrovascular disorders

Cardiac calcifications on echocardiography are associated with mortality and stroke (Lu et al). 2016;29:1171-8

Guidelines for the use of echocardiography in the evaluation of a cardiac source of embolism (Saric et al). 2016;29:1-42 (Guidelines and standards)

The prognostic significance of cardiac structure and function in atrial fibrillation: the ENGAGE AF–TIMI 48 echocardiographic substudy (Gupta et al). 2016;29:537-44

Chagas cardiomyopathy

Mechanical dispersion assessed by strain echocardiography is associated with malignant arrhythmias in Chagas cardiomyopathy (Barros et al). 2016;29:368-74

Chagas disease

Analysis of regional left ventricular strain in patients with Chagas disease and normal left ventricular systolic function (Gomes et al). 2016;29:679-88

Chest pain

Concerns regarding “2015 ACR/ACC/AHA/AATS/ACEP/ASNC/NASCI/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR/SCPC/SNMMI/STR/STS: appropriate utilization of cardiovascular imaging in emergency department patients with chest pain” (Blankenship et al). 2016;29:379-80 (Special article)

Child

Assessment of diastolic function in single-ventricle patients after the Fontan procedure (Margossian et al). 2016;29:1066-73

Assessment of ventricular septal defect size and morphology by three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (Hadeed et al). 2016;29:777-85

Challenges in interpreting pediatric normative left ventricular strain data and the quest for comprehensive deformation nomograms (Cantinotti et al) (Letter); (Levy and Singh) (Reply). 2016;29:567-9

Deficient surrounding rims in patients undergoing transcatheter atrial septal defect closure (Kijima et al). 2016;29:768-76

Determinants of pediatric echocardiography laboratory productivity: analysis from the second survey of the American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Echocardiography Laboratory Productivity (Srivastava et al). 2016;29:1009-15

The effect of image review before patient discharge on study completeness and sonographer job satisfaction in a pediatric echocardiography laboratory (Johnson et al). 2016;29:1000-5

Efficacy of reconstituted oral chloral hydrate from crystals for echocardiography sedation (Hill et al). 2016;29:337-40

Implementation of a quality improvement bundle improves echocardiographic imaging after congenital heart surgery in children (Parthiban et al). 2016;29:1163-70 (Special article)

Left ventricular myocardial and hemodynamic response to exercise in young patients after endovascular stenting for aortic coarctation (Chen et al). 2016;29:237-46

New reference centiles for left ventricular mass relative to lean body mass in children (Foster et al). 2016;29:441-7

A new Z score curve of the coronary arterial internal diameter using the lambda-mu-sigma method in a pediatric population (Kobayashi et al). 2016;29:794-801

Normal values and differences in ascending aortic diameter in a healthy population of adults as measured by the pediatric versus adult American Society of Echocardiography guidelines (Bossone et al). 2016;29:166-72

Patterns of mechanical inefficiency in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy and their relation to left ventricular function and clinical outcomes (Forsha et al). 2016;29:226-36

Pediatric echocardiography by work relative value units: is study complexity adequately captured? (Balasubramanian et al). 2016;29:1084-91 (Special article)

Pediatric reference values and Z score equations for left ventricular systolic strain measured by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (Dallaire et al). 2016;29:786-93

Pulmonary artery acceleration time provides a reliable estimate of invasive pulmonary hemodynamics in children (Levy et al). 2016;29:1056-65

Reference ranges of left ventricular strain measures by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Levy et al). 2016;29:209-225

Safety and efficacy of cardiac ultrasound contrast in children and adolescents for resting and stress echocardiography (Kutty et al). 2016;29:655-62

A second set of eyes: pre-patient dismissal interpretation (Bremer and Jordan). 2016;29:1006-8 (Editorial comment)

Systolic and diastolic myocardial response to exercise in a healthy pediatric cohort (Cifra et al). 2016;29:648-54

Using improvement methodology to optimize echocardiographic imaging of coronary arteries in children (Statile et al). 2016;29:247-52

Validation of noninvasive measures of left ventricular mechanics in children: a simultaneous echocardiographic and conductance catheterization study (Chowdhury et al). 2016;29:640-7

Chloral hydrate

Efficacy of reconstituted oral chloral hydrate from crystals for echocardiography sedation (Hill et al). 2016;29:337-40

Clinical competence

Effects of transthoracic echocardiographic simulator training on performance and satisfaction in medical students (Kusunose et al). 2016;29:375-7 (Letter)

Learning to permit disruptive innovation… (Marwick and Narula). 2016;29:998-9 (Editorial comment)

Retention of ultrasound skills and training in “point-of-care” cardiac ultrasound (Kimura et al). 2016;29:992-7 (Special article)

Computed tomography ; see Tomography, x-ray computed

Computers

Abnormal ventricular and aortic wall properties can cause inconsistencies in grading aortic regurgitation severity: a computer simulation study (Palau-Caballero et al). 2016;29:1122-30

Conduction, heart ; see Heart conduction system

Congenital heart defects ; see Heart defects, congenital

Connective tissue diseases

The application of intravascular ultrasound to evaluate pulmonary vascular properties and mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (Shen et al). 2016;29:103-11

Contractile reserve

Left bundle branch block negatively affects coronary flow velocity reserve and myocardial contractile reserve in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (Ciampi et al). 2016;29:112-8

Contrast media

Safety and efficacy of cardiac ultrasound contrast in children and adolescents for resting and stress echocardiography (Kutty et al). 2016;29:655-62

Coronary aneurysm

Coronary artery aneurysm measurement and Z score variability in Kawasaki disease (Ronai et al). 2016;29:150-7

Coronary circulation

Chronic inflammatory disease is an independent risk factor for coronary flow velocity reserve impairment unrelated to the processes of coronary artery calcium deposition (Kakuta et al). 2016;29:173-80

Coronary flow velocity reserve assessed by transthoracic Doppler: the iPOWER Study: factors influencing feasibility and quality (Michelsen et al). 2016;29:709-16

Left bundle branch block negatively affects coronary flow velocity reserve and myocardial contractile reserve in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (Ciampi et al). 2016;29:112-8

Noninvasive detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy by stress exercise echocardiographic assessment of myocardial deformation (Clemmensen et al). 2016;29:480-90

Coronary disease

Association of decreased right ventricular strain with worse survival in non-acute coronary syndrome angina (Chang et al). 2016;29:350-8

Chronic inflammatory disease is an independent risk factor for coronary flow velocity reserve impairment unrelated to the processes of coronary artery calcium deposition (Kakuta et al). 2016;29:173-80

Detection of obstructive coronary artery disease using peak systolic global longitudinal strain derived by two-dimensional speckle-tracking: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Liou et al). 2016;29:724-35

A new Z score curve of the coronary arterial internal diameter using the lambda-mu-sigma method in a pediatric population (Kobayashi et al). 2016;29:794-801

Outcome by exercise echocardiography in patients with low pretest probability of coronary artery disease (Peteiro et al). 2016;29:736-44

Two-dimensional speckle-tracking during dobutamine stress echocardiography in the detection of myocardial ischemia in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (Uusitalo et al). 2016;29:470-9

Using improvement methodology to optimize echocardiographic imaging of coronary arteries in children (Statile et al). 2016;29:247-52

Corrections

Recommendations for cardiac chamber quantification by echocardiography in adults: an update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular imaging (Lang et al) (2015;28:1-39). 2016;29:276

Recommendations for cardiac chamber quantification by echocardiography in adults: an update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular imaging (Lang et al) (2015;28:1-39). 2016;29:521

Correspondence

Challenges in interpreting pediatric normative left ventricular strain data and the quest for comprehensive deformation nomograms (Cantinotti et al) (Letter); (Levy and Singh) (Reply). 2016;29:567-9

Doppler echocardiographic quantitation of aortic valve stenosis: a science in constant evolution (Pibarot and Clavel). 2016;29:1019-22 (Letter)

Effects of transthoracic echocardiographic simulator training on performance and satisfaction in medical students (Kusunose et al). 2016;29:375-7 (Letter)

Is Doppler echocardiographic quantitation of aortic valve stenosis a settled science? (Shah). 2016;29:1016-9 (Letter)

Is left ventricular end-systolic dimension a reliable predictor of postoperative left ventricular dysfunction in patients with mitral regurgitation secondary to mitral valve prolapse? (Silbiger and Singh). 2016;29:181-2 (Letter)

Not ready for prime? Clinical pitfalls of echocardiographic interpretation on miniaturized wearable devices (Wosik et al). 2016;29:914-6 (Letter)

Credentialing

Relationship of sonographer credentialing to intersocietal accreditation commission echocardiography case study image quality (Bremer). 2016;29:43-8 (Special article)

The value of sonographer credentialing: an important first step (Waggoner and Stevenson). 2016;29:49-50 (Editorial comment)

Criteria ; see Guidelines

D

Death, sudden

Screening of mechanical complications of dilated pulmonary artery related to the risk for sudden cardiac death in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension by transthoracic echocardiography (Lee et al). 2016;29:561-6

Delivery

Longitudinal changes and interobserver variability of systolic myocardial deformation values in a prospective cohort of healthy fetuses across gestation and after delivery (Maskatia et al). 2016;29:341-9

Devices ; see Equipment and supplies

Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent

Exercise training normalizes timing of left ventricular untwist rate, but not peak untwist rate, in individuals with type 2 diabetes and diastolic dysfunction: a pilot study (Hollekim-Strand et al). 2016;29:421-30

Diagnosis

Detection of carotid atherosclerotic plaque neovascularization using contrast enhanced ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies (Huang et al). 2016;29:491-502 (State-of-the-art review article)

Echocardiographic pattern of acute pulmonary embolism: analysis of 511 consecutive patients (Kurnicka et al). 2016;29:907-13

Fact or artifact in two-dimensional echocardiography: avoiding misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis (Bertrand et al). 2016;29:381-91 (State-of-the-art review article)

Using a low-risk population to estimate the specificity of the World Heart Federation criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (Clark et al). 2016;29:253-8

Diagnosis, differential

Clinical importance of transthoracic echocardiography with direct input from treating physicians (Chiriac et al). 2016;29:195-204

Differential diagnosis and clinical implications of remnants of the right valve of the sinus venosus (Moral et al). 2016;29:183-94 (State-of-the-art review article)

Do echocardiography appropriate use criteria really matter? (Dent). 2016;29:205-8 (Editorial comment)

Fact or artifact in two-dimensional echocardiography: avoiding misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis (Bertrand et al). 2016;29:381-91 (State-of-the-art review article)

Diastole

Adverse cardiac events and the impaired relaxation left ventricular filling pattern (Lavine and Al Balbissi). 2016;29:699-708

Assessment of diastolic function in single-ventricle patients after the Fontan procedure (Margossian et al). 2016;29:1066-73

Exercise training normalizes timing of left ventricular untwist rate, but not peak untwist rate, in individuals with type 2 diabetes and diastolic dysfunction: a pilot study (Hollekim-Strand et al). 2016;29:421-30

Fetal and neonatal diastolic myocardial strain rate: normal reference ranges and reproducibility in a prospective, longitudinal cohort of pregnancies (Maskatia et al). 2016;29:663-9

Impact of diastolic function parameters on the risk for left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a prospective study (Doukky et al). 2016;29:545-53

Left atrial function in preclinical diastolic dysfunction: two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography–derived results from the BEFRI trial (Brecht et al). 2016;29:750-88

Recommendations for the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function by echocardiography: an update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (Nagueh et al). 2016;29:277-314 (Guidelines and standards)

Right ventricular systolic-to-diastolic time index: hypoplastic left heart fetuses differ significantly from normal fetuses (Nawaytou et al). 2016;29:143-9

Systolic and diastolic myocardial response to exercise in a healthy pediatric cohort (Cifra et al). 2016;29:648-54

Dilated cardiomyopathy ; see Cardiomyopathy, congestive

DNA

Influence of DNA-microbubble coupling on contrast ultrasound–mediated gene transfection in muscle and liver (Xie et al). 2016;29:812-8

Dobutamine

Doppler echocardiographic quantitation of aortic valve stenosis: a science in constant evolution (Pibarot and Clavel). 2016;29:1019-22 (Letter)

Two-dimensional speckle-tracking during dobutamine stress echocardiography in the detection of myocardial ischemia in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (Uusitalo et al). 2016;29:470-9

Doppler echocardiography ; see Echocardiography, Doppler

Doppler tissue imaging

The impact of function-flow interaction on left-ventricular efficiency in patients with conduction abnormalities: a particle image velocimetry and tissue Doppler study (Gürel et al). 2016;29:431-40

Dose-response relationship, drug

Feasibility of echocardiographic techniques to detect subclinical cancer therapeutics–related cardiac dysfunction among high-dose patients when compared with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Toro-Salazar et al). 2016;29:119-31

Light to moderate habitual alcohol consumption is associated with subclinical ventricular and left atrial mechanical dysfunction in an asymptomatic population: dose-response and propensity analysis (Hung et al). 2016;29:1043-51

Drug therapy

Feasibility of echocardiographic techniques to detect subclinical cancer therapeutics–related cardiac dysfunction among high-dose patients when compared with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Toro-Salazar et al). 2016;29:119-31

Impaired right ventricular function in long-term lymphoma survivors (Murbraech et al). 2016;29:528-36

Myocardial strain is associated with adverse clinical cardiac events in patients treated with anthracyclines (Ali et al). 2016;29:522-7

Duchenne muscular dystrophy ; see Muscular dystrophy

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Echocardiography, child

Determinants of pediatric echocardiography laboratory productivity: analysis from the second survey of the American Society of Echocardiography Committee on Echocardiography Laboratory Productivity (Srivastava et al). 2016;29:1009-15

The effect of image review before patient discharge on study completeness and sonographer job satisfaction in a pediatric echocardiography laboratory (Johnson et al). 2016;29:1000-5

Implementation of a quality improvement bundle improves echocardiographic imaging after congenital heart surgery in children (Parthiban et al). 2016;29:1163-70 (Special article)

Pediatric echocardiography by work relative value units: is study complexity adequately captured? (Balasubramanian et al). 2016;29:1084-91 (Special article)

Pulmonary artery acceleration time provides a reliable estimate of invasive pulmonary hemodynamics in children (Levy et al). 2016;29:1056-65

A second set of eyes: pre-patient dismissal interpretation (Bremer and Jordan). 2016;29:1006-8 (Editorial comment)

Validation of noninvasive measures of left ventricular mechanics in children: a simultaneous echocardiographic and conductance catheterization study (Chowdhury et al). 2016;29:640-7

Echocardiography, Doppler

Coronary flow velocity reserve assessed by transthoracic Doppler: the iPOWER Study: factors influencing feasibility and quality (Michelsen et al). 2016;29:709-16

Doppler echocardiographic quantitation of aortic valve stenosis: a science in constant evolution (Pibarot and Clavel). 2016;29:1019-22 (Letter)

Echocardiographic assessment of aortic pulse-wave velocity: validation against invasive pressure measurements (Styczynski et al). 2016;29:1109-16

Echocardiographic assessment of large artery stiffness (Chirinos). 2016;29:1117-21 (Editorial comment)

Imaging left atrial cyclic deformation mechanics: ready for prime time? (Strom). 2016;29:1052-5 (Editorial comment)

Intracardiac Doppler echocardiography for monitoring of pulmonary artery pressures in high-risk patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (Müller et al). 2016;29:83-91

Is Doppler echocardiographic quantitation of aortic valve stenosis a settled science? (Shah). 2016;29:1016-9 (Letter)

Quantitative three-dimensional color flow echocardiography of chronic mitral regurgitation: new methods, new perspectives, new challenges (Zhou et al). 2016;29:935-7 (Editorial comment)

Reference values and Z scores for pulsed-wave Doppler and M-mode measurements in fetal echocardiography (Gagnon et al). 2016;29:448-60

Three-dimensional field optimization method: clinical validation of a novel color Doppler method for quantifying mitral regurgitation (Tan et al). 2016;29:926-34

Three-dimensional field optimization method: gold-standard validation of a novel color Doppler method for quantifying mitral regurgitation (Pierce et al). 2016;29:917-25

Echocardiography, fetal

Longitudinal changes and interobserver variability of systolic myocardial deformation values in a prospective cohort of healthy fetuses across gestation and after delivery (Maskatia et al). 2016;29:341-9

Multidisciplinary collaboration in fetal cardiovascular research: the time has come (Donofrio et al). 2016;29:140-2 (Editorial comment)

Predictive models for normal fetal cardiac structures (Krishnan et al). 2016;29:1197-206

Reference values and Z scores for pulsed-wave Doppler and M-mode measurements in fetal echocardiography (Gagnon et al). 2016;29:448-60

Right ventricular systolic-to-diastolic time index: hypoplastic left heart fetuses differ significantly from normal fetuses (Nawaytou et al). 2016;29:143-9

Echocardiography, M-mode

Evaluation of echocardiographic measures of left ventricular function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: assessment of reproducibility and comparison to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Soslow et al). 2016;29:983-91

Reference values and Z scores for pulsed-wave Doppler and M-mode measurements in fetal echocardiography (Gagnon et al). 2016;29:448-60

Echocardiography, speckle-tracking