A
Ablation ; see Catheter ablation
Acceleration
Echocardiographic evaluation and follow-up of cardiac and aortic indexes in aviators exposed to acceleration forces (Assa et al). 2011;24:1163-7
Adipose tissue
Epicardial fat: an additional measurement for subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk stratification? (Nelson et al). 2011;24:339-45
Pericardial rather than epicardial fat is a cardiometabolic risk marker: an MRI vs echo study (Sicari et al). 2011;24:1156-62
Adolescence
Reference values for myocardial two-dimensional strain echocardiography in a healthy pediatric and young adult cohort (Marcus et al). 2011;24:625-36
Systolic right ventricular function in pediatric and adolescent patients with tetralogy of Fallot: echocardiography versus magnetic resonance imaging (Koestenberger et al). 2011;24:45-52
Age factors
Age- and gender-dependency of left ventricular geometry assessed with real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (Kaku et al). 2011;24:541-7
Algorithms
Feasibility of single-beat full-volume capture real-time three-dimensional echocardiography and auto-contouring algorithm for quantification of left ventricular volume: validation with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Chang et al). 2011;24:853-9
Ambulatory care
Echocardiographic findings in stable outpatients with properly functioning HeartMate II left ventricular assist devices (Topilsky et al). 2011;24:157-69
Prediction of heart failure and adverse cardiovascular events in outpatients with coronary artery disease using mitral E/A ratio in conjunction with E-wave deceleration time: the Heart and Soul Study (Mishra et al). 2011;24:1134-40
Usefulness of a new miniaturized echocardiographic system in outpatient cardiology consultations as an extension of physical examination (Cardim et al). 2011;24:117-24
American College of Cardiology
Use of a web-based application of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Society of Echocardiography appropriateness use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography: a pilot study (Bhave et al). 2011;24:271-6
American Society of Echocardiography
American Society of Echocardiography clinical recommendations for multimodality cardiovascular imaging of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: endorsed by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (Nagueh et al). 2011;24:473-98 (Guidelines and standards)
American Society of Echocardiography recommendations for quality echocardiography laboratory operations (Picard et al). 2011;24:1-10 (Guidelines and standards)
EAE/ASE recommendations for the use of echocardiography in new transcatheter interventions for valvular heart disease (Zamorano et al). 2011;24:937-65 (ASE expert consensus statement)
Guidelines for performing ultrasound guided vascular cannulation: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (Troianos et al). 2011;24:1291-318 (Guidelines and standards)
Improving quality in echocardiography laboratories (Pearlman and Gardin). 2011;24:11-4 (Editorial comment)
Prognostic impact of left ventricular mass severity according to the classification proposed by the American Society of Echocardiography/European Association of Echocardiography (Barbieri et al). 2011;24:1383-91
Re: “American Society of Echocardiography recommendations for quality echocardiography laboratory operations” (Feigenbaum) (Letter); (Picard) (Reply). 2011;24:930
Use of a web-based application of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Society of Echocardiography appropriateness use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography: a pilot study (Bhave et al). 2011;24:271-6
Amyloidosis
Left ventricular torsion by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in patient with A-type amyloid heart disease (Karabay and Kocabay). 2011;24:818 (Case rep.)
Utility of Doppler myocardial imaging, cardiac biomarkers, and clonal immunoglobulin genes to assess left ventricular performance and stratify risk following peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with systemic light chain amyloidosis (AL) (Bellavia et al). 2011;24:444-54
Anemia, sickle cell
Abnormalities in cardiac structure and function in adults with sickle cell disease are not associated with pulmonary hypertension (Knight-Perry et al). 2011;24:1285-90
Anesthesia
Guidelines for performing ultrasound guided vascular cannulation: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (Troianos et al). 2011;24:1291-318 (Guidelines and standards)
Aneurysm
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: prevalence and correlates of apical outpouching (Binder et al). 2011;24:775-81
Animal studies
Cardiac resynchronization by cardiosphere-derived stem cell transplantation in an experimental model of myocardial infarction (Bonios et al). 2011;24:808-14
Echo and stem cell therapy: more than just an ejection fraction (Hoit). 2011;24:815-7 (Editorial comment)
High-resolution echocardiographic assessment of infarct size and cardiac function in mice with myocardial infarction (Yuan et al). 2011;24:219-26
Validation of noninvasive measurements of cardiac output in mice using echocardiography (Tournoux et al). 2011;24:465-70
Annuloplasty
Quantitative analysis of mitral valve apparatus in mitral valve prolapse before and after annuloplasty: a three-dimensional intraoperative transesophageal study (Maffessanti et al). 2011;24:405-13
Antibiotics, anthracycline
The cardioprotective role of probucol against anthracycline and trastuzumab–mediated cardiotoxicity (Walker et al). 2011;24:699-705
Tissue-Doppler assessment of cardiac left ventricular function during short-term adjuvant epirubicin therapy for breast cancer (Appel et al). 2011;24:200-6
Aorta
Aortic wall erosion after percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect (López-Fernández et al). 2011;24:227 (Case rep.)
Biventricular performance in patients with Marfan syndrome without significant valvular disease: comparison to normal subjects and longitudinal follow-up (Scherptong et al). 2011;24:1392-9
Central aortic stiffness and its association with ascending aorta dilation in subjects with a bicuspid aortic valve (Shim et al). 2011;24:847-52
Aortic coarctation
Aortopulmonary index as a novel morphologic correlate of early recurrence of coarctation of aorta after surgical repair in infancy (Angtuaco et al). 2011;24:841-6
Multi-modality imaging of an adult parachute mitral valve (Purvis et al). 2011;24:351 (Case rep.)
Aortic valve
Central aortic stiffness and its association with ascending aorta dilation in subjects with a bicuspid aortic valve (Shim et al). 2011;24:847-52
EAE/ASE recommendations for the use of echocardiography in new transcatheter interventions for valvular heart disease (Zamorano et al). 2011;24:937-65 (ASE expert consensus statement)
“Flap valve phenomenon” limiting aortic regurgitation in prosthetic valve dehiscence (Nijmeh et al). 2011;24:935 (Case rep.)
Left ventricular reverse remodeling in percutaneous and surgical aortic bioprostheses: an echocardiographic study (Giannini et al). 2011;24:28-36
Ventricular prosthesis embolization during transapical aortic valve implantation: the role of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis and management (Erdoes et al). 2011;24:227 (Case rep.)
Aortic valve insufficiency
Acute aortic regurgitation secondary to disk embolization of a Björk-Shiley prosthetic aortic valve (Grande and Katz). 2011;24:350 (Case rep.)
Comparison of semiquantitative and quantitative assessment of severity of aortic regurgitation: clinical implications (Messika-Zeitoun et al). 2011;24:1246-52
Detection of left ventricular dysfunction by global longitudinal systolic strain in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation (Smedsrud et al). 2011;24:1253-9
Factors determining outcomes of aortic valve surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation due to Behçet’s disease: impact of preoperative echocardiographic features (Song et al). 2011;24:995-1003
“Flap valve phenomenon” limiting aortic regurgitation in prosthetic valve dehiscence (Nijmeh et al). 2011;24:935 (Case rep.)
Left ventricular mechanics in asymptomatic normotensive and hypertensive patients with aortic regurgitation (Mizariene et al). 2011;24:385-91
Aortic valve stenosis
Deterioration of myocardial function in paradoxical low-flow severe aortic stenosis: two-dimensional strain analysis (Lee et al). 2011;24:976-83
Double-trouble Doppler: reduction in aortic flow due to combined left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe aortic stenosis, complete diagnosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Kansal et al). 2011;24:471 (Case rep.)
Effects of aortic valve replacement on left ventricular dyssynchrony in aortic stenosis with narrow QRS complex (Abe et al). 2011;24:1358-64
Evaluation of aortic stenosis severity: new challenges, new solutions (Dumesnil and Pibarot). 2011;24:992-4 (Editorial comment)
Intracardiac echocardiography: a new guiding tool for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (Bartel et al). 2011;24:966-75
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in aortic stenosis: the role of echocardiography (Jayasuriya et al). 2011;24:15-27 (Review article)
Usefulness of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide in the assessment of disease severity and prediction of outcome after aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis (Iwahashi et al). 2011;24:984-91
Ventricular prosthesis embolization during transapical aortic valve implantation: the role of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis and management (Erdoes et al). 2011;24:227 (Case rep.)
Assisted circulation
The impact of prolonged rotary ventricular assist device support upon ventricular geometry and flow kinetics (Weiss et al). 2011;24:149-56
Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (Rasalingam et al). 2011;24:135-48
Atherosclerosis
Carotid artery stiffness and diastolic function in subjects without known cardiovascular disease (Vriz et al). 2011;24:915-21
Changes in the textural characteristics of intima-media complex in young patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: implication for visual inspection on B-mode ultrasound (Noto et al). 2011;24:438-43
Coronary artery plaque burden does not affect left ventricular diastolic function in asymptomatic adults with normal ejection fraction (Eleid et al). 2011;24:909-14
Effects of an office-based carotid ultrasound screening intervention (Johnson et al). 2011;24:738-47
Epicardial fat: an additional measurement for subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk stratification? (Nelson et al). 2011;24:339-45
A longitudinal study of carotid plaque and risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease in the Chinese population (Xie et al). 2011;24:729-37
Atrial fibrillation
Association of decreased left atrial strain and strain rate with stroke in chronic atrial fibrillation (Shih et al). 2011;24:513-9
Echocardiographic indices of diastolic function relate to functional capacity and quality of life in ambulatory men with atrial fibrillation (Punjani et al). 2011;24:533-40
Echocardiographic predictors of left atrial appendage thrombus formation (Ayirala et al). 2011;24:499-505
Global left atrial strain correlates with CHADS 2 risk score in patients with atrial fibrillation (Saha et al). 2011;24:506-12
Occurrence of atrial fibrillation during dobutamine stress echocardiography: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes (Sheldon et al). 2011;24:86-90
Refining thromboembolic risk prediction in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with echocardiography: a call to arms (Choong). 2011;24:520-5 (Editorial comment)
Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography Compared to Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Pulmonary Vein Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (ROTEA study) (To et al). 2011;24:1046-55
Validation of echocardiographic left atrial parameters in atrial fibrillation using the index beat of preceding cardiac cycles of equal duration (Govindan et al). 2011;24:1141-7
Atrial flutter
Usefulness of pre-procedure cavotricuspid isthmus imaging by modified transthoracic echocardiography for predicting outcome of isthmus-dependent atrial flutter ablation (Chen et al). 2011;24:1148-55
Atrial function, left
Comprehensive assessment of changes in left atrial volumes and function after ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: role of two-dimensional speckle-tracking strain imaging (Antoni et al). 2011;24:1126-33
Early detection of left atrial strain abnormalities by speckle-tracking in hypertensive and diabetic patients with normal left atrial size (Mondillo et al). 2011;24:898-908
Effect of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy on left atrial appendage function: an immediate and 6-month follow-up transesophageal Doppler study (Vijayvergiya et al). 2011;24:1260-7
Left atrial dysfunction in Chagas cardiomyopathy is more severe than in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: a study with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (Mancuso et al). 2011;24:526-32
Atrial septal defect ; see Heart septal defects, atrial
Atrial septostomy ; see Heart surgery
Atrium ; see Heart atrium
Atropine
Neuropsychiatric symptoms during 24 hours after dobutamine-atropine stress testing: a prospective study in 1,006 patients (Wuthiwaropas et al). 2011;24:367-73
Automation
Three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography for automatic assessment of global and regional left ventricular function based on area strain (Kleijn et al). 2011;24:314-21
Aviation
Echocardiographic evaluation and follow-up of cardiac and aortic indexes in aviators exposed to acceleration forces (Assa et al). 2011;24:1163-7
B
Balloon dilatation
Fetal predictors of urgent balloon atrial septostomy in neonates with complete transposition (Punn and Silverman). 2011;24:425-30
Behçet’s disease
Factors determining outcomes of aortic valve surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation due to Behçet’s disease: impact of preoperative echocardiographic features (Song et al). 2011;24:995-1003
Bendamustine
Severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction caused by non-Hodgkin lymphoma: complete regression after one course of bendamustine/rituximab therapy (Konstandin et al). 2011;24:818 (Case rep.)
Bicuspid aortic valve ; see Heart defects, congenital
Bioprosthesis
Left ventricular reverse remodeling in percutaneous and surgical aortic bioprostheses: an echocardiographic study (Giannini et al). 2011;24:28-36
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in aortic stenosis: the role of echocardiography (Jayasuriya et al). 2011;24:15-27 (Review article)
Björk-Shileh valve prosthesis ; see Heart valve prosthesis
Bland-White-Garland syndrome
Echocardiographic marker for Bland-White-Garland syndrome in adult (Selmi et al). 2011;24:1056 (Case rep.)
Blood circulation
Non-geometric echocardiographic indices of ventricular function in patients with a Fontan circulation (Rhodes et al). 2011;24:1213-9
Blood flow velocity
Comparison between non-invasive coronary flow reserve and fractional flow reserve to assess the functional significance of left anterior descending artery stenosis of intermediate severity (Meimoun et al). 2011;24:374-81
Different flow patterns between left and right internal thoracic artery grafts influence the evaluation of severe graft stenosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Mizukami et al). 2011;24:768-74
Double-trouble Doppler: reduction in aortic flow due to combined left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe aortic stenosis, complete diagnosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Kansal et al). 2011;24:471 (Case rep.)
Echocardiographic findings in stable outpatients with properly functioning HeartMate II left ventricular assist devices (Topilsky et al). 2011;24:157-69
HeartMate II ventricular assist device thrombosis—an echocardiographic approach to diagnosis: can Doppler evaluation of flow be useful? (Paluszkiewicz et al). 2011;24:350 (Case rep.)
The impact of prolonged rotary ventricular assist device support upon ventricular geometry and flow kinetics (Weiss et al). 2011;24:149-56
The physiologic evaluation of stenosis by transthoracic Doppler: a bit of theory, a lot of practice (Lindner). 2011;24:382-4 (Editorial comment)
Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (Rasalingam et al). 2011;24:135-48
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular risk factors and systolic and diastolic cardiac function: a tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiographic study (Dalen et al). 2011;24:322-32
The left ventricle responds to acute graded elevation of right ventricular afterload by augmentation of twist magnitude and untwist rate (Cho et al). 2011;24:922-9
Left ventricular mechanics in asymptomatic normotensive and hypertensive patients with aortic regurgitation (Mizariene et al). 2011;24:385-91
Blood vessels
Guidelines for performing ultrasound guided vascular cannulation: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (Troianos et al). 2011;24:1291-318 (Guidelines and standards)
BNP ; see Natriuretic hormone
Body mass index
Cardiovascular risk factors and systolic and diastolic cardiac function: a tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiographic study (Dalen et al). 2011;24:322-32
Breast neoplasms
Tissue-Doppler assessment of cardiac left ventricular function during short-term adjuvant epirubicin therapy for breast cancer (Appel et al). 2011;24:200-6
B
Balloon dilatation
Fetal predictors of urgent balloon atrial septostomy in neonates with complete transposition (Punn and Silverman). 2011;24:425-30
Behçet’s disease
Factors determining outcomes of aortic valve surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation due to Behçet’s disease: impact of preoperative echocardiographic features (Song et al). 2011;24:995-1003
Bendamustine
Severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction caused by non-Hodgkin lymphoma: complete regression after one course of bendamustine/rituximab therapy (Konstandin et al). 2011;24:818 (Case rep.)
Bicuspid aortic valve ; see Heart defects, congenital
Bioprosthesis
Left ventricular reverse remodeling in percutaneous and surgical aortic bioprostheses: an echocardiographic study (Giannini et al). 2011;24:28-36
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in aortic stenosis: the role of echocardiography (Jayasuriya et al). 2011;24:15-27 (Review article)
Björk-Shileh valve prosthesis ; see Heart valve prosthesis
Bland-White-Garland syndrome
Echocardiographic marker for Bland-White-Garland syndrome in adult (Selmi et al). 2011;24:1056 (Case rep.)
Blood circulation
Non-geometric echocardiographic indices of ventricular function in patients with a Fontan circulation (Rhodes et al). 2011;24:1213-9
Blood flow velocity
Comparison between non-invasive coronary flow reserve and fractional flow reserve to assess the functional significance of left anterior descending artery stenosis of intermediate severity (Meimoun et al). 2011;24:374-81
Different flow patterns between left and right internal thoracic artery grafts influence the evaluation of severe graft stenosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Mizukami et al). 2011;24:768-74
Double-trouble Doppler: reduction in aortic flow due to combined left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe aortic stenosis, complete diagnosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Kansal et al). 2011;24:471 (Case rep.)
Echocardiographic findings in stable outpatients with properly functioning HeartMate II left ventricular assist devices (Topilsky et al). 2011;24:157-69
HeartMate II ventricular assist device thrombosis—an echocardiographic approach to diagnosis: can Doppler evaluation of flow be useful? (Paluszkiewicz et al). 2011;24:350 (Case rep.)
The impact of prolonged rotary ventricular assist device support upon ventricular geometry and flow kinetics (Weiss et al). 2011;24:149-56
The physiologic evaluation of stenosis by transthoracic Doppler: a bit of theory, a lot of practice (Lindner). 2011;24:382-4 (Editorial comment)
Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (Rasalingam et al). 2011;24:135-48
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular risk factors and systolic and diastolic cardiac function: a tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiographic study (Dalen et al). 2011;24:322-32
The left ventricle responds to acute graded elevation of right ventricular afterload by augmentation of twist magnitude and untwist rate (Cho et al). 2011;24:922-9
Left ventricular mechanics in asymptomatic normotensive and hypertensive patients with aortic regurgitation (Mizariene et al). 2011;24:385-91
Blood vessels
Guidelines for performing ultrasound guided vascular cannulation: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (Troianos et al). 2011;24:1291-318 (Guidelines and standards)
BNP ; see Natriuretic hormone
Body mass index
Cardiovascular risk factors and systolic and diastolic cardiac function: a tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiographic study (Dalen et al). 2011;24:322-32
Breast neoplasms
Tissue-Doppler assessment of cardiac left ventricular function during short-term adjuvant epirubicin therapy for breast cancer (Appel et al). 2011;24:200-6
C
Calcium
Coronary artery plaque burden does not affect left ventricular diastolic function in asymptomatic adults with normal ejection fraction (Eleid et al). 2011;24:909-14
Cannulation, heart ; see Heart catheterization
Capillaries
Coronary and microvascular thrombolysis with guided diagnostic ultrasound and microbubbles in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (Xie et al). 2011;24:1400-8
Carboxyhemoglobin
Acute effects of passive smoking on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in healthy volunteers (Dogan et al). 2011;24:185-91
Carcinoid heart disease
Evaluation of right ventricular dysfunction by myocardial strain echocardiography in patients with intestinal carcinoid disease (Haugaa et al). 2011;24:644-50
Cardiac catheterization ; see Heart catheterization
Cardiac compression
Acute occlusion of a bileaflet mechanical mitral valve prosthesis resulting from external cardiac compression (Burch et al). 2011;24:228 (Case rep.)
Cardiac diseases ; see Heart diseases
Cardiac function tests ; see Heart function tests
Cardiac output
Validation of noninvasive measurements of cardiac output in mice using echocardiography (Tournoux et al). 2011;24:465-70
Cardiac pacing, artificial
Cardiac resynchronization by cardiosphere-derived stem cell transplantation in an experimental model of myocardial infarction (Bonios et al). 2011;24:808-14
The dyssynchrony in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: a call for change (Fornwalt). 2011;24:180-4 (Editorial comment)
Echo and stem cell therapy: more than just an ejection fraction (Hoit). 2011;24:815-7 (Editorial comment)
The incremental value of right ventricular indices for predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (Szulik et al). 2011;24:170-9
Inotropic contractile reserve and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with markedly remodeled left ventricle (Chaudhry et al). 2011;24:91-7
Mechanistic insights into ischemic mitral regurgitation: echocardiographic and surgical implications (Silbiger). 2011;24:707-19 (Review article)
The prevalence of apical wall motion abnormalities in patients with long-term right ventricular apical pacing (Sato-Iino et al). 2011;24:556-64
Cardiac volume
Comprehensive assessment of changes in left atrial volumes and function after ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: role of two-dimensional speckle-tracking strain imaging (Antoni et al). 2011;24:1126-33
Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular volumes after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: clinical validation of a new echocardiographic method (Dragulescu et al). 2011;24:1191-8
Feasibility of intraoperative three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of right ventricular volumes and function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (Fusini et al). 2011;24:868-77
Feasibility of single-beat full-volume capture real-time three-dimensional echocardiography and auto-contouring algorithm for quantification of left ventricular volume: validation with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Chang et al). 2011;24:853-9
Left atrial volume by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: validation by 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (Miyasaka et al). 2011;24:680-6
Normal values for left ventricular volume in infants and young children: questions for the authors (Dyar et al) (Letter); (Lytrivi and Nielsen) (Reply). 2011;24:933-4
Normal values for left ventricular volume in infants and young children by the echocardiographic subxiphoid five-sixth area by length (bullet) method (Lytrivi et al). 2011;24:214-8
Test-retest variability of volumetric right ventricular measurements using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (van der Zwaan et al). 2011;24:671-9
Cardiomyopathy ; see Myocardial diseases
Cardiomyopathy, congestive
Left atrial dysfunction in Chagas cardiomyopathy is more severe than in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: a study with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (Mancuso et al). 2011;24:526-32
Relation of replacement fibrosis to left ventricular diastolic function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (Malaty et al). 2011;24:333-8
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic
American Society of Echocardiography clinical recommendations for multimodality cardiovascular imaging of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: endorsed by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (Nagueh et al). 2011;24:473-98 (Guidelines and standards)
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: prevalence and correlates of apical outpouching (Binder et al). 2011;24:775-81
Congenital accessory mitral valve tissue anomaly in a patient with genetically confirmed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Musumeci et al). 2011;24:592 (Case rep.)
Double-trouble Doppler: reduction in aortic flow due to combined left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe aortic stenosis, complete diagnosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Kansal et al). 2011;24:471 (Case rep.)
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: do we need to stand to be counted (Williams et al). 2011;24:83-5 (Editorial comment)
Standing and exercise Doppler echocardiography in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the range of gradients with upright activity (Joshi et al). 2011;24:75-82
Tissue Doppler imaging and plasma BNP levels to assess the prognosis in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Kitaoka et al). 2011;24:1020-5
Cardiotoxicity
The cardioprotective role of probucol against anthracycline and trastuzumab–mediated cardiotoxicity (Walker et al). 2011;24:699-705
Cardiovascular diseases
American Society of Echocardiography clinical recommendations for multimodality cardiovascular imaging of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: endorsed by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (Nagueh et al). 2011;24:473-98 (Guidelines and standards)
Cardiovascular risk factors and systolic and diastolic cardiac function: a tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiographic study (Dalen et al). 2011;24:322-32
Carotid artery stiffness and diastolic function in subjects without known cardiovascular disease (Vriz et al). 2011;24:915-21
Epicardial fat: an additional measurement for subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk stratification? (Nelson et al). 2011;24:339-45
A longitudinal study of carotid plaque and risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease in the Chinese population (Xie et al). 2011;24:729-37
Prediction of heart failure and adverse cardiovascular events in outpatients with coronary artery disease using mitral E/A ratio in conjunction with E-wave deceleration time: the Heart and Soul Study (Mishra et al). 2011;24:1134-40
A suggested roadmap for cardiovascular ultrasound research for the future (Kaul et al). 2011;24:455-64 (Special report)
Carotid artery diseases
Carotid artery stiffness and diastolic function in subjects without known cardiovascular disease (Vriz et al). 2011;24:915-21
Effects of an office-based carotid ultrasound screening intervention (Johnson et al). 2011;24:738-47
A longitudinal study of carotid plaque and risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease in the Chinese population (Xie et al). 2011;24:729-37
Segmental analysis of carotid arterial strain using speckle-tracking (Yang et al). 2011;24:1276-84
Catheter ablation
Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography Compared to Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Pulmonary Vein Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (ROTEA study) (To et al). 2011;24:1046-55
Usefulness of pre-procedure cavotricuspid isthmus imaging by modified transthoracic echocardiography for predicting outcome of isthmus-dependent atrial flutter ablation (Chen et al). 2011;24:1148-55
Catheterization, heart ; see Heart catheterization
Cavotricuspid isthmus ; see Heart atrium
Cerebral cavernous malformations ; see Hemangioma, cavernous
Cerebrovascular disorders
Association of decreased left atrial strain and strain rate with stroke in chronic atrial fibrillation (Shih et al). 2011;24:513-9
Deviation of the atrial septum primum predisposing to local thrombus formation (Pálinkás et al). 2011;24:935 (Case rep.)
Global left atrial strain correlates with CHADS 2 risk score in patients with atrial fibrillation (Saha et al). 2011;24:506-12
Refining thromboembolic risk prediction in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with echocardiography: a call to arms (Choong). 2011;24:520-5 (Editorial comment)
Chagas cardiomyopathy
Left atrial dysfunction in Chagas cardiomyopathy is more severe than in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: a study with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (Mancuso et al). 2011;24:526-32
Chest pain
Contrast stress-echocardiography predicts cardiac events in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome but nondiagnostic electrocardiogram and normal 12-hour troponin (Gaibazzi et al). 2011;24:1333-41
Child echocardiography ; see Echocardiography, child
China
A longitudinal study of carotid plaque and risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease in the Chinese population (Xie et al). 2011;24:729-37
Circulation ; see Blood circulation
Classification
Doppler classification of diastolic dysfunction (Silbiger) (Letter); (Nagueh et al) (Reply). 2011;24:930-3
Prognostic impact of left ventricular mass severity according to the classification proposed by the American Society of Echocardiography/European Association of Echocardiography (Barbieri et al). 2011;24:1383-91
Commissurotomy ; see Heart surgery
Computed tomography ; see Tomography, x-ray computed
Computers
Anywhere, anytime? (Voigt and Prinz). 2011;24:1331-2 (Editorial comment)
Assessment of myocardial deformation in children using Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data and vendor independent speckle tracking software (Koopman et al). 2011;24:37-44
Interpretation of remotely downloaded pocket-size cardiac ultrasound images on a web-enabled Smartphone: validation against workstation evaluation (Choi et al). 2011;24:1325-30
Use of a web-based application of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Society of Echocardiography appropriateness use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography: a pilot study (Bhave et al). 2011;24:271-6
Congenital heart defects ; see Heart defects, congenital
Congestive heart failure ; see Heart failure, congestive
Consultation ; see Referral and consultation
Contractile reserve
Inotropic contractile reserve and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with markedly remodeled left ventricle (Chaudhry et al). 2011;24:91-7
Cor triatriatum
Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic imaging of cor triatriatum and persistent left superior vena cava (Pericas et al). 2011;24:706 (Case rep.)
Coronary angiography
Coronary flow velocity reserve in the three main coronary arteries assessed with transthoracic Doppler: a comparative study with quantitative coronary angiography (Vegsundvåg et al). 2011;24:758-67
Coronary arteries
Coronary flow velocity reserve in the three main coronary arteries assessed with transthoracic Doppler: a comparative study with quantitative coronary angiography (Vegsundvåg et al). 2011;24:758-67
New equations and a critical appraisal of coronary artery Z scores in healthy children (Dallaire and Dahdah). 2011;24:60-74
Coronary artery bypass
Different flow patterns between left and right internal thoracic artery grafts influence the evaluation of severe graft stenosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Mizukami et al). 2011;24:768-74
Impact of preoperative anterior leaflet tethering on the recurrence of ischemic mitral regurgitation and the lack of left ventricular reverse remodeling after restrictive annuloplasty (Gelsomino et al). 2011;24:1365-75
Coronary circulation
Comparison between non-invasive coronary flow reserve and fractional flow reserve to assess the functional significance of left anterior descending artery stenosis of intermediate severity (Meimoun et al). 2011;24:374-81
Coronary flow velocity reserve in the three main coronary arteries assessed with transthoracic Doppler: a comparative study with quantitative coronary angiography (Vegsundvåg et al). 2011;24:758-67
The physiologic evaluation of stenosis by transthoracic Doppler: a bit of theory, a lot of practice (Lindner). 2011;24:382-4 (Editorial comment)
Prediction of myocardial functional recovery by noninvasive evaluation of basal and hyperemic coronary flow in patients with previous myocardial infarction (Djordjevic-Dikic et al). 2011;24:573-81
Coronary disease
ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 appropriate use criteria for echocardiography (Douglas et al). 2011;24:229-67
Appropriate use criteria in echocardiography: delphic or not? (Thomas). 2011;24:268-70 (Editorial comment)
Comparison between non-invasive coronary flow reserve and fractional flow reserve to assess the functional significance of left anterior descending artery stenosis of intermediate severity (Meimoun et al). 2011;24:374-81
Contrast stress-echocardiography predicts cardiac events in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome but nondiagnostic electrocardiogram and normal 12-hour troponin (Gaibazzi et al). 2011;24:1333-41
Coronary artery plaque burden does not affect left ventricular diastolic function in asymptomatic adults with normal ejection fraction (Eleid et al). 2011;24:909-14
Coronary and microvascular thrombolysis with guided diagnostic ultrasound and microbubbles in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (Xie et al). 2011;24:1400-8
Differential effects of coronary artery stenosis on myocardial function: the value of myocardial strain analysis for the detection of coronary artery disease (Shimoni et al). 2011;24:748-57
Echocardiographic marker for Bland-White-Garland syndrome in adult (Selmi et al). 2011;24:1056 (Case rep.)
The physiologic evaluation of stenosis by transthoracic Doppler: a bit of theory, a lot of practice (Lindner). 2011;24:382-4 (Editorial comment)
Prediction of heart failure and adverse cardiovascular events in outpatients with coronary artery disease using mitral E/A ratio in conjunction with E-wave deceleration time: the Heart and Soul Study (Mishra et al). 2011;24:1134-40
Predictors of coronary artery visualization in Kawasaki disease (Margossian et al). 2011;24:53-9
Correction
Improved semiautomated quantification of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction using 3-dimensional echocardiography with a full matrix-array transducer: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging (Caiani et al) (2005;18:779-88). 2011;24:1155
Correspondence
Carl Friedrich Gauss and Pravin Shah—a tribute to excellence (Kronzon). 2011;24:1168 (Letter)
Doppler classification of diastolic dysfunction (Silbiger) (Letter); (Nagueh et al) (Reply). 2011;24:930-3
Normal values for left ventricular volume in infants and young children: questions for the authors (Dyar et al) (Letter); (Lytrivi and Nielsen) (Reply). 2011;24:933-4
On the syntax of left ventricular hypertrophy: eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation (Jan et al) (Letter); (Weidemann et al) (Reply). 2011;24:107-8
Pitfalls in echocardiographic diagnosis of patent foramen ovale by transesophageal echocardiography (Naqvi) (Letter); (Johansson et al) (Reply). 2011;24:348-9
Re: “American Society of Echocardiography recommendations for quality echocardiography laboratory operations” (Feigenbaum) (Letter); (Picard) (Reply). 2011;24:930
Criteria ; see Guidelines
Cystic fibrosis
Myocardial strain assessment in cystic fibrosis (Labombarda et al). 2011;24:1037-45
D
Degeneration of heart valves ; see Heart valve diseases
Dehiscence ; see Surgical wound dehiscence
Diabetes mellitus
Early detection of left atrial strain abnormalities by speckle-tracking in hypertensive and diabetic patients with normal left atrial size (Mondillo et al). 2011;24:898-908
Segmental analysis of carotid arterial strain using speckle-tracking (Yang et al). 2011;24:1276-84
Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent
Diastolic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: is it really the first marker of diabetic cardiomyopathy? (Ernande et al). 2011;24:1268-75
Diagnosis
ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 appropriate use criteria for echocardiography (Douglas et al). 2011;24:229-67
Appropriate use criteria in echocardiography: delphic or not? (Thomas). 2011;24:268-70 (Editorial comment)
Comparison of semiquantitative and quantitative assessment of severity of aortic regurgitation: clinical implications (Messika-Zeitoun et al). 2011;24:1246-52
Coronary and microvascular thrombolysis with guided diagnostic ultrasound and microbubbles in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (Xie et al). 2011;24:1400-8
Diagnostic accuracy of a hand-held ultrasound scanner in routine patients referred for echocardiography (Prinz and Voigt). 2011;24:111-6
Diagnostic value of rigid body rotation in noncompaction cardiomyopathy (van Dalen et al). 2011;24:548-55
Double-trouble Doppler: reduction in aortic flow due to combined left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe aortic stenosis, complete diagnosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Kansal et al). 2011;24:471 (Case rep.)
Echocardiographic assessment of Fabry cardiomyopathy: early diagnosis and follow-up (Pieroni). 2011;24:1033-6 (Editorial comment)
Pitfalls in echocardiographic diagnosis of patent foramen ovale by transesophageal echocardiography (Naqvi) (Letter); (Johansson et al) (Reply). 2011;24:348-9
Tei index in Fabry disease (Niemann et al). 2011;24:1026-32
The value of three-dimensional echocardiography derived mitral valve parametric maps and the role of experience in the diagnosis of pathology (Tsang et al). 2011;24:860-7
Ventricular prosthesis embolization during transapical aortic valve implantation: the role of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis and management (Erdoes et al). 2011;24:227 (Case rep.)
Diastole
Abnormalities in cardiac structure and function in adults with sickle cell disease are not associated with pulmonary hypertension (Knight-Perry et al). 2011;24:1285-90
Acute effects of passive smoking on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in healthy volunteers (Dogan et al). 2011;24:185-91
Cardiovascular risk factors and systolic and diastolic cardiac function: a tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiographic study (Dalen et al). 2011;24:322-32
Carotid artery stiffness and diastolic function in subjects without known cardiovascular disease (Vriz et al). 2011;24:915-21
Characterization of diastolic dysfunction in twin-twin transfusion syndrome: association between Doppler findings and ventricular hypertrophy (Divanović et al). 2011;24:834-40
Coronary artery plaque burden does not affect left ventricular diastolic function in asymptomatic adults with normal ejection fraction (Eleid et al). 2011;24:909-14
Diastolic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: is it really the first marker of diabetic cardiomyopathy? (Ernande et al). 2011;24:1268-75
Doppler classification of diastolic dysfunction (Silbiger) (Letter); (Nagueh et al) (Reply). 2011;24:930-3
Echocardiographic indices of diastolic function relate to functional capacity and quality of life in ambulatory men with atrial fibrillation (Punjani et al). 2011;24:533-40
Improvement in the assessment of diastolic function in a clinical echocardiography laboratory following implementation of a quality improvement initiative (Johnson et al). 2011;24:1169-79
Left atrial systolic and diastolic dysfunction in heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (Morris et al). 2011;24:651-62
Prediction of heart failure and adverse cardiovascular events in outpatients with coronary artery disease using mitral E/A ratio in conjunction with E-wave deceleration time: the Heart and Soul Study (Mishra et al). 2011;24:1134-40
Quality is job one, and our patients and our profession deserve it (Martin). 2011;24:1180-2 (Editorial comment)
Relation of replacement fibrosis to left ventricular diastolic function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (Malaty et al). 2011;24:333-8
Right ventricular myocardial systolic and diastolic dysfunction in heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (Morris et al). 2011;24:886-97
Digital imaging ; see Computers
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
Assessment of myocardial deformation in children using Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data and vendor independent speckle tracking software (Koopman et al). 2011;24:37-44
Dilated cardiomyopathy ; see Cardiomyopathy, congestive
Dilation
Central aortic stiffness and its association with ascending aorta dilation in subjects with a bicuspid aortic valve (Shim et al). 2011;24:847-52
Diverticulum
Multi-modality imaging of an unusual congenital left ventricular diverticulum (Hoffman et al). 2011;24:109 (Case rep.)
Dobutamine
Inotropic contractile reserve and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with markedly remodeled left ventricle (Chaudhry et al). 2011;24:91-7
Neuropsychiatric symptoms during 24 hours after dobutamine-atropine stress testing: a prospective study in 1,006 patients (Wuthiwaropas et al). 2011;24:367-73
Occurrence of atrial fibrillation during dobutamine stress echocardiography: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes (Sheldon et al). 2011;24:86-90
Donors, heart ; see Tissue donors
Doppler echocardiography ; see Echocardiography, Doppler
Doppler tissue imaging
Acute effects of passive smoking on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in healthy volunteers (Dogan et al). 2011;24:185-91
Cardiovascular risk factors and systolic and diastolic cardiac function: a tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiographic study (Dalen et al). 2011;24:322-32
Current and evolving echocardiographic techniques for the quantitative evaluation of cardiac mechanics: ASE/EAE consensus statement on methodology and indications: endorsed by the Japanese Society of Echocardiography (Mor-Avi et al). 2011;24:277-313 (Expert consensus statement)
Early changes in left ventricular long-axis function in Friedreich ataxia: relation with the FXN gene mutation and cardiac structural change (Mottram et al). 2011;24:782-9
Echocardiographic assessment of Fabry cardiomyopathy: early diagnosis and follow-up (Pieroni). 2011;24:1033-6 (Editorial comment)
Echocardiographic indices of diastolic function relate to functional capacity and quality of life in ambulatory men with atrial fibrillation (Punjani et al). 2011;24:533-40
Echocardiography: a requisite friend of the cardiac geneticist (Roberts). 2011;24:790-1 (Editorial comment)
Effects of aortic valve replacement on left ventricular dyssynchrony in aortic stenosis with narrow QRS complex (Abe et al). 2011;24:1358-64
The incremental value of right ventricular indices for predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (Szulik et al). 2011;24:170-9
Myocardial strain assessment in cystic fibrosis (Labombarda et al). 2011;24:1037-45
A novel echocardiographic parameter for predicting the ischemic etiology of cardiomyopathy and its prognosis in patients with congestive heart failure (Lee et al). 2011;24:1349-57
Regional dysfunction of the right ventricular outflow tract reduces the accuracy of Doppler tissue imaging assessment of global right ventricular systolic function in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (Kutty et al). 2011;24:637-43
Tei index in Fabry disease (Niemann et al). 2011;24:1026-32
Tissue Doppler imaging and plasma BNP levels to assess the prognosis in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Kitaoka et al). 2011;24:1020-5
Doxorubicin
The cardioprotective role of probucol against anthracycline and trastuzumab–mediated cardiotoxicity (Walker et al). 2011;24:699-705
Dyspnea
Early hemodynamic changes versus peak values: what is more useful to predict occurrence of dyspnea during stress echocardiography in patients with asymptomatic mitral stenosis? (Brochet et al). 2011;24:392-8
E
Echocardiography, child
Assessment of myocardial deformation in children using Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data and vendor independent speckle tracking software (Koopman et al). 2011;24:37-44
Changes of right ventricular function and longitudinal deformation in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome before and after the Norwood operation (Petko et al). 2011;24:1226-32
Changes in the textural characteristics of intima-media complex in young patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: implication for visual inspection on B-mode ultrasound (Noto et al). 2011;24:438-43
Multi-modality imaging of an unusual congenital left ventricular diverticulum (Hoffman et al). 2011;24:109 (Case rep.)
New equations and a critical appraisal of coronary artery Z scores in healthy children (Dallaire and Dahdah). 2011;24:60-74
Non-geometric echocardiographic indices of ventricular function in patients with a Fontan circulation (Rhodes et al). 2011;24:1213-9
Normal values for left ventricular volume in infants and young children by the echocardiographic subxiphoid five-sixth area by length (bullet) method (Lytrivi et al). 2011;24:214-8
A novel bilayer approach to ventricular septal deformation analysis by speckle tracking imaging in children with right ventricular overload (Hayabuchi et al). 2011;24:1205-12
Predictors of coronary artery visualization in Kawasaki disease (Margossian et al). 2011;24:53-9
Reference values for myocardial two-dimensional strain echocardiography in a healthy pediatric and young adult cohort (Marcus et al). 2011;24:625-36
Systolic right ventricular function in pediatric and adolescent patients with tetralogy of Fallot: echocardiography versus magnetic resonance imaging (Koestenberger et al). 2011;24:45-52
Targeted neonatal echocardiography in the neonatal intensive care unit: practice guidelines and recommendations for training (Mertens et al). 2011;24:1057-78 (ASE expert consensus statement)
Echocardiography, Doppler
Acute effects of passive smoking on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in healthy volunteers (Dogan et al). 2011;24:185-91
Carotid artery stiffness and diastolic function in subjects without known cardiovascular disease (Vriz et al). 2011;24:915-21
Characterization of diastolic dysfunction in twin-twin transfusion syndrome: association between Doppler findings and ventricular hypertrophy (Divanović et al). 2011;24:834-40
Comparison between non-invasive coronary flow reserve and fractional flow reserve to assess the functional significance of left anterior descending artery stenosis of intermediate severity (Meimoun et al). 2011;24:374-81
Comprehensive echocardiographic assessment of mechanical tricuspid valve prostheses based on early post-implantation echocardiographic studies (Blauwet et al). 2011;24:414-24
Coronary flow velocity reserve in the three main coronary arteries assessed with transthoracic Doppler: a comparative study with quantitative coronary angiography (Vegsundvåg et al). 2011;24:758-67
Different flow patterns between left and right internal thoracic artery grafts influence the evaluation of severe graft stenosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Mizukami et al). 2011;24:768-74
Doppler classification of diastolic dysfunction (Silbiger) (Letter); (Nagueh et al) (Reply). 2011;24:930-3
Double-trouble Doppler: reduction in aortic flow due to combined left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe aortic stenosis, complete diagnosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Kansal et al). 2011;24:471 (Case rep.)
Early changes in left ventricular long-axis function in Friedreich ataxia: relation with the FXN gene mutation and cardiac structural change (Mottram et al). 2011;24:782-9
Echocardiography: a requisite friend of the cardiac geneticist (Roberts). 2011;24:790-1 (Editorial comment)
Effect of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy on left atrial appendage function: an immediate and 6-month follow-up transesophageal Doppler study (Vijayvergiya et al). 2011;24:1260-7
Evaluation of ventricular filling pressures and ventricular function by Doppler echocardiography in patients with functional single ventricle: correlation with simultaneous cardiac catheterization (Menon et al). 2011;24:1220-5
Factors determining outcomes of aortic valve surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation due to Behçet’s disease: impact of preoperative echocardiographic features (Song et al). 2011;24:995-1003
HeartMate II ventricular assist device thrombosis—an echocardiographic approach to diagnosis: can Doppler evaluation of flow be useful? (Paluszkiewicz et al). 2011;24:350 (Case rep.)
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: do we need to stand to be counted (Williams et al). 2011;24:83-5 (Editorial comment)
Peak systolic mitral annulus velocity reflects the status of ventricular-arterial coupling—theoretical and experimental analyses (Uemura et al). 2011;24:582-91
The physiologic evaluation of stenosis by transthoracic Doppler: a bit of theory, a lot of practice (Lindner). 2011;24:382-4 (Editorial comment)
Prognostic value of echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism (Kim et al). 2011;24:693-8
Relation of replacement fibrosis to left ventricular diastolic function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (Malaty et al). 2011;24:333-8
Standing and exercise Doppler echocardiography in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the range of gradients with upright activity (Joshi et al). 2011;24:75-82
Tissue-Doppler assessment of cardiac left ventricular function during short-term adjuvant epirubicin therapy for breast cancer (Appel et al). 2011;24:200-6
Utility of Doppler myocardial imaging, cardiac biomarkers, and clonal immunoglobulin genes to assess left ventricular performance and stratify risk following peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with systemic light chain amyloidosis (AL) (Bellavia et al). 2011;24:444-54
Validation of noninvasive measurements of cardiac output in mice using echocardiography (Tournoux et al). 2011;24:465-70
The vena contracta in functional tricuspid regurgitation: a real-time three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography study (Song et al). 2011;24:663-70
Echocardiography, intracardiac
Intracardiac echocardiography: a new guiding tool for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (Bartel et al). 2011;24:966-75
Echocardiography, intraoperative
Feasibility of intraoperative three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of right ventricular volumes and function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (Fusini et al). 2011;24:868-77
Echocardiography, M-mode
Systolic right ventricular function in pediatric and adolescent patients with tetralogy of Fallot: echocardiography versus magnetic resonance imaging (Koestenberger et al). 2011;24:45-52
Echocardiography, stress
Contrast stress-echocardiography predicts cardiac events in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome but nondiagnostic electrocardiogram and normal 12-hour troponin (Gaibazzi et al). 2011;24:1333-41
Early hemodynamic changes versus peak values: what is more useful to predict occurrence of dyspnea during stress echocardiography in patients with asymptomatic mitral stenosis? (Brochet et al). 2011;24:392-8
Favorable short-term outcome of transplanted hearts selected from marginal donors by pharmacological stress echocardiography (Bombardini et al). 2011;24:353-62
Neuropsychiatric symptoms during 24 hours after dobutamine-atropine stress testing: a prospective study in 1,006 patients (Wuthiwaropas et al). 2011;24:367-73
Occurrence of atrial fibrillation during dobutamine stress echocardiography: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes (Sheldon et al). 2011;24:86-90
Pharmacologic stress echocardiography for the assessment of organ suitability for heart transplantation: casting a broader net in search of donors (Fine and Pellikka). 2011;24:363-6 (Editorial comment)
Echocardiography, three-dimensional
Age- and gender-dependency of left ventricular geometry assessed with real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (Kaku et al). 2011;24:541-7
Comparative accuracy of two- and three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in identifying mitral valve pathology in patients undergoing mitral valve repair: initial observations (Zekry et al). 2011;24:1079-85
Complications of percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair: the role of real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Pedrazzini et al). 2011;24:706 (Case rep.)
Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular volumes after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: clinical validation of a new echocardiographic method (Dragulescu et al). 2011;24:1191-8
Echocardiography in mitral regurgitation with relevance to valve surgery (Shah and Raney). 2011;24:1086-91 (Editorial comment)
Feasibility of intraoperative three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation of right ventricular volumes and function in patients undergoing cardiac surgery (Fusini et al). 2011;24:868-77
Feasibility of single-beat full-volume capture real-time three-dimensional echocardiography and auto-contouring algorithm for quantification of left ventricular volume: validation with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Chang et al). 2011;24:853-9
Imaging the atrial septum using real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: technical tips, normal anatomy, and its role in transseptal puncture (Faletra et al). 2011;24:593-9
Left atrial dysfunction in Chagas cardiomyopathy is more severe than in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: a study with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (Mancuso et al). 2011;24:526-32
Left atrial myxomas: correlation of two-dimensional and live three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography with the clinical and pathologic findings (Tolstrup et al). 2011;24:618-24
Left atrial volume by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: validation by 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (Miyasaka et al). 2011;24:680-6
Mitral annulus dynamics early after valve repair: preliminary observations of the effect of resectional versus non-resectional approaches (Ben Zekry et al). 2011;24:1233-42
Mitral valve repair and annular motion: is less really more? (Gruner and Rakowski). 2011;24:1243-5 (Editorial comment)
Multi-modality imaging of an adult parachute mitral valve (Purvis et al). 2011;24:351 (Case rep.)
Novel area strain based on three-dimensional wall motion analysis for assessment of global left ventricular performance after repair of tetralogy of Fallot (Li et al). 2011;24:819-25
Quantitative analysis of mitral valve apparatus in mitral valve prolapse before and after annuloplasty: a three-dimensional intraoperative transesophageal study (Maffessanti et al). 2011;24:405-13
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: segmental analysis of the right ventricle in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (van der Hulst et al). 2011;24:1183-90
Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic imaging of cor triatriatum and persistent left superior vena cava (Pericas et al). 2011;24:706 (Case rep.)
Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in patients with secundum atrial septal defects: outcomes following transcatheter closure (Johri et al). 2011;24:431-7
Reproducibility and inter-vendor variability of left ventricular deformation measurements by three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (Gayat et al). 2011;24:878-85
The role of three-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of right ventricular dysfunction after a half marathon: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Oomah et al). 2011;24:207-13
Test-retest variability of volumetric right ventricular measurements using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (van der Zwaan et al). 2011;24:671-9
Three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography for automatic assessment of global and regional left ventricular function based on area strain (Kleijn et al). 2011;24:314-21
Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of atrial septal defect: a qualitative and quantitative anatomic study (Roberson et al). 2011;24:600-10
Utility of combined two-dimensional and three-dimensional transesophageal imaging for catheter-based mitral valve clip repair of mitral regurgitation (Biner et al). 2011;24:611-7
The value of three-dimensional echocardiography derived mitral valve parametric maps and the role of experience in the diagnosis of pathology (Tsang et al). 2011;24:860-7
The vena contracta in functional tricuspid regurgitation: a real-time three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography study (Song et al). 2011;24:663-70
Echocardiography, transesophageal
Aortic wall erosion after percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect (López-Fernández et al). 2011;24:227 (Case rep.)
Comparative accuracy of two- and three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in identifying mitral valve pathology in patients undergoing mitral valve repair: initial observations (Zekry et al). 2011;24:1079-85
Complications of percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair: the role of real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Pedrazzini et al). 2011;24:706 (Case rep.)
Echocardiographic predictors of left atrial appendage thrombus formation (Ayirala et al). 2011;24:499-505
Echocardiography in mitral regurgitation with relevance to valve surgery (Shah and Raney). 2011;24:1086-91 (Editorial comment)
Effect of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy on left atrial appendage function: an immediate and 6-month follow-up transesophageal Doppler study (Vijayvergiya et al). 2011;24:1260-7
Imaging the atrial septum using real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography: technical tips, normal anatomy, and its role in transseptal puncture (Faletra et al). 2011;24:593-9
Intracardiac echocardiography: a new guiding tool for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (Bartel et al). 2011;24:966-75
Left atrial myxomas: correlation of two-dimensional and live three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography with the clinical and pathologic findings (Tolstrup et al). 2011;24:618-24
Multi-modality imaging of an adult parachute mitral valve (Purvis et al). 2011;24:351 (Case rep.)
Pitfalls in echocardiographic diagnosis of patent foramen ovale by transesophageal echocardiography (Naqvi) (Letter); (Johansson et al) (Reply). 2011;24:348-9
The prevalence of echocardiographic accretions on the leads of patients with permanent pacemakers (Dundar et al). 2011;24:803-7
Quantitative analysis of mitral valve apparatus in mitral valve prolapse before and after annuloplasty: a three-dimensional intraoperative transesophageal study (Maffessanti et al). 2011;24:405-13
Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic imaging of cor triatriatum and persistent left superior vena cava (Pericas et al). 2011;24:706 (Case rep.)
Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in patients with secundum atrial septal defects: outcomes following transcatheter closure (Johri et al). 2011;24:431-7
Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography Compared to Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Pulmonary Vein Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (ROTEA study) (To et al). 2011;24:1046-55
Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of atrial septal defect: a qualitative and quantitative anatomic study (Roberson et al). 2011;24:600-10
Utility of combined two-dimensional and three-dimensional transesophageal imaging for catheter-based mitral valve clip repair of mitral regurgitation (Biner et al). 2011;24:611-7
Ventricular prosthesis embolization during transapical aortic valve implantation: the role of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis and management (Erdoes et al). 2011;24:227 (Case rep.)
Echocardiography, transthoracic
Age- and gender-dependency of left ventricular geometry assessed with real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (Kaku et al). 2011;24:541-7
Comparative accuracy of two- and three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in identifying mitral valve pathology in patients undergoing mitral valve repair: initial observations (Zekry et al). 2011;24:1079-85
Coronary flow velocity reserve in the three main coronary arteries assessed with transthoracic Doppler: a comparative study with quantitative coronary angiography (Vegsundvåg et al). 2011;24:758-67
Different flow patterns between left and right internal thoracic artery grafts influence the evaluation of severe graft stenosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Mizukami et al). 2011;24:768-74
Double-trouble Doppler: reduction in aortic flow due to combined left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe aortic stenosis, complete diagnosis by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (Kansal et al). 2011;24:471 (Case rep.)
Echocardiographic findings in stable outpatients with properly functioning HeartMate II left ventricular assist devices (Topilsky et al). 2011;24:157-69
Echocardiography in mitral regurgitation with relevance to valve surgery (Shah and Raney). 2011;24:1086-91 (Editorial comment)
HeartMate II ventricular assist device thrombosis—an echocardiographic approach to diagnosis: can Doppler evaluation of flow be useful? (Paluszkiewicz et al). 2011;24:350 (Case rep.)
The physiologic evaluation of stenosis by transthoracic Doppler: a bit of theory, a lot of practice (Lindner). 2011;24:382-4 (Editorial comment)
Pitfalls in echocardiographic diagnosis of patent foramen ovale by transesophageal echocardiography (Naqvi) (Letter); (Johansson et al) (Reply). 2011;24:348-9
Prediction of exercise pulmonary hypertension in asymptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation (Magne et al). 2011;24:1004-12
The prevalence of echocardiographic accretions on the leads of patients with permanent pacemakers (Dundar et al). 2011;24:803-7
Pulmonary artery acceleration time provides an accurate estimate of systolic pulmonary arterial pressure during transthoracic echocardiography (Yared et al). 2011;24:687-92
Right ventricular myocardial systolic and diastolic dysfunction in heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (Morris et al). 2011;24:886-97
Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (Rasalingam et al). 2011;24:135-48
Use of a web-based application of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Society of Echocardiography appropriateness use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography: a pilot study (Bhave et al). 2011;24:271-6
Usefulness of pre-procedure cavotricuspid isthmus imaging by modified transthoracic echocardiography for predicting outcome of isthmus-dependent atrial flutter ablation (Chen et al). 2011;24:1148-55
Echocardiography, two-dimensional
Assessment of myocardial deformation in children using Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data and vendor independent speckle tracking software (Koopman et al). 2011;24:37-44
Cardiac resynchronization by cardiosphere-derived stem cell transplantation in an experimental model of myocardial infarction (Bonios et al). 2011;24:808-14
Cardiovascular risk factors and systolic and diastolic cardiac function: a tissue Doppler and speckle tracking echocardiographic study (Dalen et al). 2011;24:322-32
Changes of right ventricular function and longitudinal deformation in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome before and after the Norwood operation (Petko et al). 2011;24:1226-32
Clinical validation of a novel speckle-tracking–based ejection fraction assessment method (Szulik et al). 2011;24:1092-100
Comparative accuracy of two- and three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in identifying mitral valve pathology in patients undergoing mitral valve repair: initial observations (Zekry et al). 2011;24:1079-85
Comprehensive assessment of changes in left atrial volumes and function after ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: role of two-dimensional speckle-tracking strain imaging (Antoni et al). 2011;24:1126-33
Detection of left ventricular dysfunction by global longitudinal systolic strain in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation (Smedsrud et al). 2011;24:1253-9
Deterioration of myocardial function in paradoxical low-flow severe aortic stenosis: two-dimensional strain analysis (Lee et al). 2011;24:976-83
Diagnostic value of rigid body rotation in noncompaction cardiomyopathy (van Dalen et al). 2011;24:548-55
Diastolic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: is it really the first marker of diabetic cardiomyopathy? (Ernande et al). 2011;24:1268-75
Differential effects of coronary artery stenosis on myocardial function: the value of myocardial strain analysis for the detection of coronary artery disease (Shimoni et al). 2011;24:748-57
Early detection of left atrial strain abnormalities by speckle-tracking in hypertensive and diabetic patients with normal left atrial size (Mondillo et al). 2011;24:898-908
Echo and stem cell therapy: more than just an ejection fraction (Hoit). 2011;24:815-7 (Editorial comment)
Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular volumes after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: clinical validation of a new echocardiographic method (Dragulescu et al). 2011;24:1191-8
Echocardiography in mitral regurgitation with relevance to valve surgery (Shah and Raney). 2011;24:1086-91 (Editorial comment)
Factors determining outcomes of aortic valve surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation due to Behçet’s disease: impact of preoperative echocardiographic features (Song et al). 2011;24:995-1003
Global left atrial strain correlates with CHADS 2 risk score in patients with atrial fibrillation (Saha et al). 2011;24:506-12
Left atrial myxomas: correlation of two-dimensional and live three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography with the clinical and pathologic findings (Tolstrup et al). 2011;24:618-24
Left ventricular hypertrophy causes different changes in longitudinal, radial, and circumferential mechanics in patients with hypertension: a two-dimensional speckle tracking study (Kouzu et al). 2011;24:192-9
Left ventricular mechanics in asymptomatic normotensive and hypertensive patients with aortic regurgitation (Mizariene et al). 2011;24:385-91
Left ventricular torsion by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in patient with A-type amyloid heart disease (Karabay and Kocabay). 2011;24:818 (Case rep.)
Mean strain throughout the heart cycle by longitudinal two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography enables early prediction of infarct size (Grenne et al). 2011;24:1118-25
Mitral annulus dynamics early after valve repair: preliminary observations of the effect of resectional versus non-resectional approaches (Ben Zekry et al). 2011;24:1233-42
Mitral valve repair and annular motion: is less really more? (Gruner and Rakowski). 2011;24:1243-5 (Editorial comment)
A novel bilayer approach to ventricular septal deformation analysis by speckle tracking imaging in children with right ventricular overload (Hayabuchi et al). 2011;24:1205-12
Reference values for myocardial two-dimensional strain echocardiography in a healthy pediatric and young adult cohort (Marcus et al). 2011;24:625-36
Reproducibility and inter-vendor variability of left ventricular deformation measurements by three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (Gayat et al). 2011;24:878-85
Reversible left ventricular regional non-uniformity quantified by speckle-tracking displacement and strain imaging in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (Takamura et al). 2011;24:792-802
Segmental analysis of carotid arterial strain using speckle-tracking (Yang et al). 2011;24:1276-84
Utility of combined two-dimensional and three-dimensional transesophageal imaging for catheter-based mitral valve clip repair of mitral regurgitation (Biner et al). 2011;24:611-7
Utility of right ventricular free wall speckle-tracking strain for evaluation of right ventricular performance in patients with pulmonary hypertension (Fukuda et al). 2011;24:1101-8
Validation of echocardiographic left atrial parameters in atrial fibrillation using the index beat of preceding cardiac cycles of equal duration (Govindan et al). 2011;24:1141-7
Value of speckle tracking echocardiography for prediction of left ventricular remodeling in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous intervention (Bochenek et al). 2011;24:1342-8
Echocardiography, utilization
ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/HRS/SCAI/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011 appropriate use criteria for echocardiography (Douglas et al). 2011;24:229-67
American Society of Echocardiography clinical recommendations for multimodality cardiovascular imaging of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: endorsed by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (Nagueh et al). 2011;24:473-98 (Guidelines and standards)
American Society of Echocardiography recommendations for quality echocardiography laboratory operations (Picard et al). 2011;24:1-10 (Guidelines and standards)
Appropriate use criteria in echocardiography: delphic or not? (Thomas). 2011;24:268-70 (Editorial comment)
Association of decreased left atrial strain and strain rate with stroke in chronic atrial fibrillation (Shih et al). 2011;24:513-9
Comparison of semiquantitative and quantitative assessment of severity of aortic regurgitation: clinical implications (Messika-Zeitoun et al). 2011;24:1246-52
Current and evolving echocardiographic techniques for the quantitative evaluation of cardiac mechanics: ASE/EAE consensus statement on methodology and indications: endorsed by the Japanese Society of Echocardiography (Mor-Avi et al). 2011;24:277-313 (Expert consensus statement)
Diagnostic accuracy of a hand-held ultrasound scanner in routine patients referred for echocardiography (Prinz and Voigt). 2011;24:111-6
EAE/ASE recommendations for the use of echocardiography in new transcatheter interventions for valvular heart disease (Zamorano et al). 2011;24:937-65 (ASE expert consensus statement)
Echocardiographic determination of the prevalence of primary myxomatous degeneration of the cardiac valves (He et al). 2011;24:399-404
Echocardiographic evaluation and follow-up of cardiac and aortic indexes in aviators exposed to acceleration forces (Assa et al). 2011;24:1163-7
Echocardiographic indices of diastolic function relate to functional capacity and quality of life in ambulatory men with atrial fibrillation (Punjani et al). 2011;24:533-40
Echocardiographic marker for Bland-White-Garland syndrome in adult (Selmi et al). 2011;24:1056 (Case rep.)
Echocardiography at the point of care: an ultra sound future (Zoghbi). 2011;24:132-4 (Editorial comment)
Evaluation of right ventricular dysfunction by myocardial strain echocardiography in patients with intestinal carcinoid disease (Haugaa et al). 2011;24:644-50
Hand-carried echocardiography in heart failure and heart failure risk population: a community based prospective study (Lipczyńska et al). 2011;24:125-31
High-resolution echocardiographic assessment of infarct size and cardiac function in mice with myocardial infarction (Yuan et al). 2011;24:219-26
Improvement in the assessment of diastolic function in a clinical echocardiography laboratory following implementation of a quality improvement initiative (Johnson et al). 2011;24:1169-79
Improving quality in echocardiography laboratories (Pearlman and Gardin). 2011;24:11-4 (Editorial comment)
An intriguing co-existence: atrial myxoma and cerebral cavernous malformations: case report and review of literature (Sharma et al). 2011;24:110 (Case rep.)
Left ventricular reverse remodeling in percutaneous and surgical aortic bioprostheses: an echocardiographic study (Giannini et al). 2011;24:28-36
Mechanistic insights into ischemic mitral regurgitation: echocardiographic and surgical implications (Silbiger). 2011;24:707-19 (Review article)
Multi-modality imaging of an unusual congenital left ventricular diverticulum (Hoffman et al). 2011;24:109 (Case rep.)
Pericardial rather than epicardial fat is a cardiometabolic risk marker: an MRI vs echo study (Sicari et al). 2011;24:1156-62
Quality is job one, and our patients and our profession deserve it (Martin). 2011;24:1180-2 (Editorial comment)
Re: “American Society of Echocardiography recommendations for quality echocardiography laboratory operations” (Feigenbaum) (Letter); (Picard) (Reply). 2011;24:930
Refining thromboembolic risk prediction in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with echocardiography: a call to arms (Choong). 2011;24:520-5 (Editorial comment)
The role of three-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of right ventricular dysfunction after a half marathon: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (Oomah et al). 2011;24:207-13
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in aortic stenosis: the role of echocardiography (Jayasuriya et al). 2011;24:15-27 (Review article)
Usefulness of a new miniaturized echocardiographic system in outpatient cardiology consultations as an extension of physical examination (Cardim et al). 2011;24:117-24
Education
Improvement in the assessment of diastolic function in a clinical echocardiography laboratory following implementation of a quality improvement initiative (Johnson et al). 2011;24:1169-79
Targeted neonatal echocardiography in the neonatal intensive care unit: practice guidelines and recommendations for training (Mertens et al). 2011;24:1057-78 (ASE expert consensus statement)
Ejection fraction
Bedside hand-carried ultrasound by internal medicine residents versus traditional clinical assessment for the identification of systolic dysfunction in patients admitted with decompensated heart failure (Razi et al). 2011;24:1319-24
Clinical validation of a novel speckle-tracking–based ejection fraction assessment method (Szulik et al). 2011;24:1092-100
Coronary artery plaque burden does not affect left ventricular diastolic function in asymptomatic adults with normal ejection fraction (Eleid et al). 2011;24:909-14
Right ventricular myocardial systolic and diastolic dysfunction in heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (Morris et al). 2011;24:886-97
Electrocardiography
Comprehensive assessment of changes in left atrial volumes and function after ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: role of two-dimensional speckle-tracking strain imaging (Antoni et al). 2011;24:1126-33
Contrast stress-echocardiography predicts cardiac events in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome but nondiagnostic electrocardiogram and normal 12-hour troponin (Gaibazzi et al). 2011;24:1333-41
Coronary and microvascular thrombolysis with guided diagnostic ultrasound and microbubbles in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (Xie et al). 2011;24:1400-8
Effects of aortic valve replacement on left ventricular dyssynchrony in aortic stenosis with narrow QRS complex (Abe et al). 2011;24:1358-64
Value of speckle tracking echocardiography for prediction of left ventricular remodeling in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous intervention (Bochenek et al). 2011;24:1342-8
Embolization, therapeutic
Acute aortic regurgitation secondary to disk embolization of a Björk-Shiley prosthetic aortic valve (Grande and Katz). 2011;24:350 (Case rep.)
Ventricular prosthesis embolization during transapical aortic valve implantation: the role of transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis and management (Erdoes et al). 2011;24:227 (Case rep.)
Endarterectomy, carotid
Real-time co-registration using novel ultrasound technology: ex vivo validation and in vivo applications (Yang et al). 2011;24:720-8
Endocarditis, bacterial
Pulmonary embolus caused by Suttonella indologenes prosthetic endocarditis in a pulmonary homograft (Yang et al). 2011;24:592 (Case rep.)
Epicardial fat ; see Adipose tissue
Epicardium
Epicardial fat: an additional measurement for subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk stratification? (Nelson et al). 2011;24:339-45
Pericardial rather than epicardial fat is a cardiometabolic risk marker: an MRI vs echo study (Sicari et al). 2011;24:1156-62
Epirubicin
Tissue-Doppler assessment of cardiac left ventricular function during short-term adjuvant epirubicin therapy for breast cancer (Appel et al). 2011;24:200-6
Equipment and supplies
Anywhere, anytime? (Voigt and Prinz). 2011;24:1331-2 (Editorial comment)
Bedside hand-carried ultrasound by internal medicine residents versus traditional clinical assessment for the identification of systolic dysfunction in patients admitted with decompensated heart failure (Razi et al). 2011;24:1319-24
Diagnostic accuracy of a hand-held ultrasound scanner in routine patients referred for echocardiography (Prinz and Voigt). 2011;24:111-6
Echocardiography at the point of care: an ultra sound future (Zoghbi). 2011;24:132-4 (Editorial comment)
Hand-carried echocardiography in heart failure and heart failure risk population: a community based prospective study (Lipczyńska et al). 2011;24:125-31
Interpretation of remotely downloaded pocket-size cardiac ultrasound images on a web-enabled Smartphone: validation against workstation evaluation (Choi et al). 2011;24:1325-30
Usefulness of a new miniaturized echocardiographic system in outpatient cardiology consultations as an extension of physical examination (Cardim et al). 2011;24:117-24
Etiology
A novel echocardiographic parameter for predicting the ischemic etiology of cardiomyopathy and its prognosis in patients with congestive heart failure (Lee et al). 2011;24:1349-57
European Association of Echocardiography
Prognostic impact of left ventricular mass severity according to the classification proposed by the American Society of Echocardiography/European Association of Echocardiography (Barbieri et al). 2011;24:1383-91
Exercise test
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: do we need to stand to be counted (Williams et al). 2011;24:83-5 (Editorial comment)
Prediction of exercise pulmonary hypertension in asymptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation (Magne et al). 2011;24:1004-12
Standing and exercise Doppler echocardiography in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the range of gradients with upright activity (Joshi et al). 2011;24:75-82
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