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Abstracts
Abstracts. 2014;27:B2-B121
Adolescence
Intracardiac echocardiography during atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale device closure in pediatric and adolescent patients (Medford et al). 2014;27:984-90
Prognostic implications of initial echocardiographic findings in adolescents and adults with supracristal ventricular septal defects (Cho et al). 2014;27:965-71
Adverse effects
An observational study of the occurrence of serious adverse reactions among patients who receive Optison in routine medical practice (Wei et al). 2014;27:1006-10
Age factors
Age-related normal range of left ventricular strain and torsion using three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (Kaku et al). 2014;27:55-64
Diastolic stress echocardiography: the time has come for its integration into clinical practice (Oh and Kane). 2014;27:1060-3 (Editorial comment)
Diastolic stress echocardiography in the young: a study in nonathletic and endurance-trained healthy subjects (Bruengger et al). 2014;27:1053-9
Effects of age and gender on right ventricular systolic and diastolic function using two-dimensional speckle-tracking strain (Chia et al). 2014;27:1079-86
Endurance training minimizes age-related changes of left ventricular twist-untwist mechanics (Maufrais et al). 2014;27:1208-15
What do carotid intima-media thickness and plaque add to the prediction of stroke and cardiovascular disease risk in older adults? The Cardiovascular Health Study (Gardin et al). 2014;27:998-1005
Algorithms
Development of a consensus algorithm to improve interobserver agreement and accuracy in the determination of tricuspid regurgitation severity (Grant et al). 2014;27:277-84
Quantification of error in the calculation of Z scores in neonates (Chubb and Simpson) (Letter); (Slieker and Freund) (Reply). 2014;27:449-52
American Society of Echocardiography
Expert consensus for multimodality imaging evaluation of adult patients during and after cancer therapy: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (Plana et al). 2014;27:911-39 (Expert consensus statement)
Guidelines for the cardiac sonographer in the performance of contrast echocardiography: a focused update from the American Society of Echocardiography (Porter et al). 2014;27:797-810 (Guidelines and standards)
Multimodality imaging guidelines for patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography: developed in collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society for Pediatric Radiology (Valente et al). 2014;27:111-41 (Guidelines and standards)
Radiation safety for the cardiac sonographer: recommendations of the Radiation Safety Writing Group for the Council on Cardiovascular Sonography of the American Society of Echocardiography (McIlwain et al). 2014;27:811-6 (Special report)
Safety of ultrasound contrast agents in patients with intracardiac shunts (Kalra et al) (Letter); (Porter and 2014) (Reply). 2014;27:1359
Amplatzer device ; see Equipment and supplies
Amyloidosis
Advanced cardiac amyloidosis associated with normal interventricular septal thickness: an uncommon presentation of infiltrative cardiomyopathy (Suresh et al). 2014;27:440-7
Animal studies
Ischemic memory imaging in nonhuman primates with echocardiographic molecular imaging of selectin expression (Davidson et al). 2014;27:786-93
Aorta
Carotid artery and aortic stiffness evaluation in aortic stenosis (Weisz et al). 2014;27:385-92
Elastic properties of the descending aorta in patients with a bicuspid or tricuspid aortic valve and aortic valvular disease (Petrini et al). 2014;27:393-404
Extracardiac findings on echocardiography: blissful ignorance or a call to improve our training? (Fleming and Manning). 2014;27:547-8 (Editorial comment)
Extracardiac findings on routine echocardiographic examinations (Alkhouli et al). 2014;27:540-6
Prenatal diagnosis and outcome of right aortic arch without significant intracardiac anomaly (Razon et al). 2014;27:1352-8
Semiautomated detection and quantification of aortic plaques from three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Piazzese et al). 2014;27:758-66
Aortic valve
Comparison of aortic root geometry with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve: real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic study (Shibayama et al). 2014;27:1143-52
Comprehensive hemodynamic comparison and frequency of patient-prosthesis mismatch between the St. Jude medical Trifecta and Epic bioprosthetic aortic valves (Yadlapati et al). 2014;27:581-9
Hemodynamic performance during exercise of the new St. Jude Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis: results from a French multicenter study (Levy et al). 2014;27:590-7
The problem of severe valve prosthesis-patient mismatch in aortic bioprostheses: near extinction? (Dumesnil and Pibarot). 2014;27:598-600 (Editorial comment)
Aortic valve insufficiency
Outcomes of asymptomatic adults with combined aortic stenosis and regurgitation (Rashedi et al). 2014;27:829-37
Prognostic implications of initial echocardiographic findings in adolescents and adults with supracristal ventricular septal defects (Cho et al). 2014;27:965-71
Recovery of left ventricular mechanics after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: effects of baseline ventricular function and postprocedural aortic regurgitation (Poulin et al). 2014;27:1133-42
Aortic valve stenosis
Aortic root geometry in patients with aortic stenosis assessed by real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Chien-Chia et al). 2014;27:32-41
Carotid artery and aortic stiffness evaluation in aortic stenosis (Weisz et al). 2014;27:385-92
Comparison of aortic root geometry with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve: real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic study (Shibayama et al). 2014;27:1143-52
Elastic properties of the descending aorta in patients with a bicuspid or tricuspid aortic valve and aortic valvular disease (Petrini et al). 2014;27:393-404
Left ventricular functional recovery and remodeling in low-flow low-gradient severe aortic stenosis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (Kamperidis et al). 2014;27:817-25
Left ventricular mechanics in aortic stenosis: fancy tool or clinically useful? (Lindman). 2014;27:826-8 (Editorial comment)
Outcomes of asymptomatic adults with combined aortic stenosis and regurgitation (Rashedi et al). 2014;27:829-37
Recovery of left ventricular mechanics after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: effects of baseline ventricular function and postprocedural aortic regurgitation (Poulin et al). 2014;27:1133-42
Apical ballooning syndrome ; see Myocardial diseases
Arrhythmia
Mechanical dyssynchrony after cardiac resynchronization therapy for severely symptomatic heart failure is associated with risk for ventricular arrhythmias (Haugaa et al). 2014;27:872-9
Arteries
Association of exercise tolerance with effective arterial elastance obtained noninvasively in patients with exertional dyspnea (Argulian et al). 2014;27:675-9
Echocardiographic nomograms for ventricular, valvular and arterial dimensions in Caucasian children with a special focus on neonates, infants and toddlers (Cantinotti et al). 2014;27:179-91
Prognostic value of echocardiographic changes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving parenteral prostacyclin therapy (Tonelli et al). 2014;27:733-41
Athletics ; see Sports
Atrial fibrillation
Assessment of atrial synchrony in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and impact of pulmonary vein isolation for atrial dyssynchrony and global strain by three-dimensional strain echocardiography (Kobayashi et al). 2014;27:1193-9
Association between Doppler flow of atrial fibrillatory contraction and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion (Kim et al). 2014;27:1107-12
Frequency and significance of right atrial appendage thrombi in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (Cresti et al). 2014;27:1200-7
Global left atrial strain in the prediction of sinus rhythm maintenance after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Motoki et al). 2014;27:1184-92
Left atrial strain provides incremental value for embolism risk stratification over CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score and indicates prognostic impact in patients with atrial fibrillation (Obokata et al). 2014;27:709-16
Prognostic significance of left atrial appendage “sludge” in patients with atrial fibrillation: a new transesophageal echocardiographic thromboembolic risk factor (Lowe et al). 2014;27:1176-83
The ratio of early mitral inflow velocity to global diastolic strain rate as a useful predictor of cardiac outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (Hsu et al). 2014;27:717-25
The role of multimodality imaging in percutaneous left atrial appendage suture ligation with the LARIAT device (Laura et al). 2014;27:699-708 (State-of-the-art review article)
Atrial flutter
Frequency and significance of right atrial appendage thrombi in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (Cresti et al). 2014;27:1200-7
Atrial function, left
Left atrial mechanics: echocardiographic assessment and clinical implications (Vieira et al). 2014;27:463-78 (State-of-the-art review article)
Left atrial strain provides incremental value for embolism risk stratification over CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score and indicates prognostic impact in patients with atrial fibrillation (Obokata et al). 2014;27:709-16
Preliminary observations of prognostic value of left atrial functional reserve during dobutamine infusion in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (Matsumoto et al). 2014;27:430-9
Atrial function, right
Systemic venous diameters, collapsibility indices, and right atrial measurements in normal pediatric subjects (Kutty et al). 2014;27:155-62
Atrial septal defect ; see Heart septal defects, atrial
Automation
Assessment of left ventricular volumes with echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: real-life evaluation of standard versus new semiautomatic methods (Aurich et al). 2014;27:1017-24
Quantitative analysis of the left ventricle by echocardiography in daily practice: as simple as possible, but not simpler (Muraru and Badano). 2014;27:1025-8 (Editorial comment)
Semiautomated detection and quantification of aortic plaques from three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Piazzese et al). 2014;27:758-66
B
Balloon dilatation
Effects of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty on left ventricular deformation in patients with isolated severe mitral stenosis: a speckle-tracking strain echocardiographic study (Sengupta et al). 2014;27:639-47
Bicuspid valve ; see Mitral valve
Bioprosthesis
Comprehensive hemodynamic comparison and frequency of patient-prosthesis mismatch between the St. Jude medical Trifecta and Epic bioprosthetic aortic valves (Yadlapati et al). 2014;27:581-9
Hemodynamic performance during exercise of the new St. Jude Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis: results from a French multicenter study (Levy et al). 2014;27:590-7
The problem of severe valve prosthesis-patient mismatch in aortic bioprostheses: near extinction? (Dumesnil and Pibarot). 2014;27:598-600 (Editorial comment)
Blood flow velocity
Acceleration time of systolic coronary flow velocity to diagnose coronary stenosis in patients with microvascular dysfunction (Takemoto et al). 2014;27:200-7
Coronary flow velocity reserve during pharmacologic stress echocardiography with normal contractility adds important prognostic value in diabetic and nondiabetic patients (Lowenstein et al). 2014;27:1113-9
Detection of coronary artery disease using coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography versus multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography: influence of calcium score (Kakuta et al). 2014;27:775-85
Effects of right ventricular hemodynamic burden on intraventricular flow in tetralogy of Fallot: an echocardiographic contrast particle imaging velocimetry study (Kutty et al). 2014;27:1311-8
Incremental value of coronary flow velocity reserve, measured by transthoracic echocardiography, compared with computed tomography angiography alone, for detecting flow-limiting coronary stenoses (Nakanishi et al). 2014;27:1230-7
Left ventricular functional recovery and remodeling in low-flow low-gradient severe aortic stenosis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (Kamperidis et al). 2014;27:817-25
Left ventricular mechanics in aortic stenosis: fancy tool or clinically useful? (Lindman). 2014;27:826-8 (Editorial comment)
Left ventricular outflow tract velocities—all in context (Tozzi) (Letter); (Wittlieb-Weber et al) (Reply). 2014;27:340-2
Proximal flow convergence method by three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography for mitral valve area assessment in rheumatic mitral stenosis (de Agustin et al). 2014;27:838-45
Quantitative and pattern analyses of continuous-wave Doppler–derived pulmonary regurgitant flow velocity for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis (Kaga et al). 2014;27:1223-9
The ratio of early mitral inflow velocity to global diastolic strain rate as a useful predictor of cardiac outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (Hsu et al). 2014;27:717-25
Blood pressure
Doppler echocardiography inaccurately estimates right ventricular pressure in children with elevated right heart pressure (DeGroff) (Letter); (Groh and Singh) (Reply). 2014;27:342-3
Body mass index
Allometric normalization of cardiac measures: producing better, but imperfect, accuracy (de Simone and Galderisi). 2014;27:1275-8 (Editorial comment)
Lean body mass may explain apparent racial differences in carotid intima-media thickness in obese children (Chowdhury et al). 2014;27:561-7
Left heart chamber quantification in obese patients: how does larger body size affect echocardiographic measurements? (Zong et al). 2014;27:1267-74
Breast neoplasms
Doxorubicin and trastuzumab regimen induces biventricular failure in mice (Milano et al). 2014;27:568-79
Early detection of epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer (Florescu et al). 2014;27:83-92
Bundle branch block
Relationship between two-dimensional speckle-tracking septal strain and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and left bundle branch block: a prospective pilot study (Maréchaux et al). 2014;27:501-11
B
Balloon dilatation
Effects of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty on left ventricular deformation in patients with isolated severe mitral stenosis: a speckle-tracking strain echocardiographic study (Sengupta et al). 2014;27:639-47
Bicuspid valve ; see Mitral valve
Bioprosthesis
Comprehensive hemodynamic comparison and frequency of patient-prosthesis mismatch between the St. Jude medical Trifecta and Epic bioprosthetic aortic valves (Yadlapati et al). 2014;27:581-9
Hemodynamic performance during exercise of the new St. Jude Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis: results from a French multicenter study (Levy et al). 2014;27:590-7
The problem of severe valve prosthesis-patient mismatch in aortic bioprostheses: near extinction? (Dumesnil and Pibarot). 2014;27:598-600 (Editorial comment)
Blood flow velocity
Acceleration time of systolic coronary flow velocity to diagnose coronary stenosis in patients with microvascular dysfunction (Takemoto et al). 2014;27:200-7
Coronary flow velocity reserve during pharmacologic stress echocardiography with normal contractility adds important prognostic value in diabetic and nondiabetic patients (Lowenstein et al). 2014;27:1113-9
Detection of coronary artery disease using coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography versus multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography: influence of calcium score (Kakuta et al). 2014;27:775-85
Effects of right ventricular hemodynamic burden on intraventricular flow in tetralogy of Fallot: an echocardiographic contrast particle imaging velocimetry study (Kutty et al). 2014;27:1311-8
Incremental value of coronary flow velocity reserve, measured by transthoracic echocardiography, compared with computed tomography angiography alone, for detecting flow-limiting coronary stenoses (Nakanishi et al). 2014;27:1230-7
Left ventricular functional recovery and remodeling in low-flow low-gradient severe aortic stenosis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (Kamperidis et al). 2014;27:817-25
Left ventricular mechanics in aortic stenosis: fancy tool or clinically useful? (Lindman). 2014;27:826-8 (Editorial comment)
Left ventricular outflow tract velocities—all in context (Tozzi) (Letter); (Wittlieb-Weber et al) (Reply). 2014;27:340-2
Proximal flow convergence method by three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography for mitral valve area assessment in rheumatic mitral stenosis (de Agustin et al). 2014;27:838-45
Quantitative and pattern analyses of continuous-wave Doppler–derived pulmonary regurgitant flow velocity for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis (Kaga et al). 2014;27:1223-9
The ratio of early mitral inflow velocity to global diastolic strain rate as a useful predictor of cardiac outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (Hsu et al). 2014;27:717-25
Blood pressure
Doppler echocardiography inaccurately estimates right ventricular pressure in children with elevated right heart pressure (DeGroff) (Letter); (Groh and Singh) (Reply). 2014;27:342-3
Body mass index
Allometric normalization of cardiac measures: producing better, but imperfect, accuracy (de Simone and Galderisi). 2014;27:1275-8 (Editorial comment)
Lean body mass may explain apparent racial differences in carotid intima-media thickness in obese children (Chowdhury et al). 2014;27:561-7
Left heart chamber quantification in obese patients: how does larger body size affect echocardiographic measurements? (Zong et al). 2014;27:1267-74
Breast neoplasms
Doxorubicin and trastuzumab regimen induces biventricular failure in mice (Milano et al). 2014;27:568-79
Early detection of epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer (Florescu et al). 2014;27:83-92
Bundle branch block
Relationship between two-dimensional speckle-tracking septal strain and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and left bundle branch block: a prospective pilot study (Maréchaux et al). 2014;27:501-11
C
Calcium
Detection of coronary artery disease using coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography versus multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography: influence of calcium score (Kakuta et al). 2014;27:775-85
Cancer therapy ; see Drug therapy
Capillaries
Acceleration time of systolic coronary flow velocity to diagnose coronary stenosis in patients with microvascular dysfunction (Takemoto et al). 2014;27:200-7
Prognostic meaning of coronary microvascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic study (Cortigiani et al). 2014;27:742-8
Cardiac pacing, artificial
The association of left ventricular lead position related to regional scar by speckle-tracking echocardiography with clinical outcomes in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (Sade et al). 2014;27:648-56
Classic-pattern dyssynchrony and electrical activation delays in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (Forsha et al). 2014;27:956-64
Mechanical dyssynchrony after cardiac resynchronization therapy for severely symptomatic heart failure is associated with risk for ventricular arrhythmias (Haugaa et al). 2014;27:872-9
Relationship between two-dimensional speckle-tracking septal strain and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and left bundle branch block: a prospective pilot study (Maréchaux et al). 2014;27:501-11
Cardiac syndrome X ; see Coronary disease
Cardiac volume
Analysis of left ventricular volumes and function: a multicenter comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cine ventriculography, and unenhanced and contrast-enhanced two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography (Hoffmann et al). 2014;27:292-301
Assessment of left ventricular volumes with echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: real-life evaluation of standard versus new semiautomatic methods (Aurich et al). 2014;27:1017-24
Diagnostic value of three-dimensional contrast-enhanced echocardiography for left ventricular volume and ejection fraction measurement in patients with poor acoustic windows: a comparison of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (Saloux et al). 2014;27:1029-40
Effect of chronic right ventricular volume overload on ventricular interaction in patients after tetralogy of Fallot repair (Dragulescu et al). 2014;27:896-902
Incremental value of three-dimensional echocardiography in the evaluation of left ventricular size in mitral regurgitation: a follow-up study after mitral valve surgery (Yingchoncharoen et al). 2014;27:608-15
Initial experience with a novel real-time three-dimensional intracardiac ultrasound system to guide percutaneous cardiac structural interventions: a phase 1 feasibility study of volume intracardiac echocardiography in the assessment of patients with structural heart disease undergoing percutaneous transcatheter therapy (Silvestry et al). 2014;27:978-83
Knowledge-based reconstruction of right ventricular volumes using real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic as well as cardiac magnetic resonance images: comparison with a cardiac magnetic resonance standard (Laser et al). 2014;27:1087-97
Quantitative analysis of the left ventricle by echocardiography in daily practice: as simple as possible, but not simpler (Muraru and Badano). 2014;27:1025-8 (Editorial comment)
Cardiology
ACC/AAP/AHA/ASE/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SOPE 2014 appropriate use criteria for intial transthoracic echocardiography in outpatient pediatric cardiology: a report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (Campbell et al). 2014;27:1247-66 (Appropriate use criteria)
Cardiomyopathies ; see Myocardial diseases
Cardiomyopathy, congestive
Classic-pattern dyssynchrony and electrical activation delays in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (Forsha et al). 2014;27:956-64
Preliminary observations of prognostic value of left atrial functional reserve during dobutamine infusion in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (Matsumoto et al). 2014;27:430-9
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic
Early changes in apical rotation in genotype positive children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations without hypertrophic changes on two-dimensional imaging (Forsey et al). 2014;27:215-21
Cardiomyopathy, restrictive
Quantitative and pattern analyses of continuous-wave Doppler–derived pulmonary regurgitant flow velocity for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis (Kaga et al). 2014;27:1223-9
Cardiotoxicity
Doxorubicin and trastuzumab regimen induces biventricular failure in mice (Milano et al). 2014;27:568-79
Early detection of epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer (Florescu et al). 2014;27:83-92
Cardiovascular diseases
What do carotid intima-media thickness and plaque add to the prediction of stroke and cardiovascular disease risk in older adults? The Cardiovascular Health Study (Gardin et al). 2014;27:998-1005
Cardiovascular Health Study
What do carotid intima-media thickness and plaque add to the prediction of stroke and cardiovascular disease risk in older adults? The Cardiovascular Health Study (Gardin et al). 2014;27:998-1005
Carotid arteries
Associations of common carotid intima-media thickness with coronary heart disease risk factors and events vary with distance from the carotid bulb (Polak et al). 2014;27:991-7
Carotid artery and aortic stiffness evaluation in aortic stenosis (Weisz et al). 2014;27:385-92
Lean body mass may explain apparent racial differences in carotid intima-media thickness in obese children (Chowdhury et al). 2014;27:561-7
What do carotid intima-media thickness and plaque add to the prediction of stroke and cardiovascular disease risk in older adults? The Cardiovascular Health Study (Gardin et al). 2014;27:998-1005
Catheter ablation
Global left atrial strain in the prediction of sinus rhythm maintenance after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Motoki et al). 2014;27:1184-92
Caucasians
Echocardiographic nomograms for chamber diameters and areas in Caucasian children (Cantinotti et al). 2014;27:1279-92
Echocardiographic nomograms for ventricular, valvular and arterial dimensions in Caucasian children with a special focus on neonates, infants and toddlers (Cantinotti et al). 2014;27:179-91
Cell adhesion molecules
Ischemic memory imaging in nonhuman primates with echocardiographic molecular imaging of selectin expression (Davidson et al). 2014;27:786-93
Central venous pressure
Precision of echocardiographic estimates of right atrial pressure in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (Tsutsui et al). 2014;27:1072-8
Cerebrovascular disorders
Left atrial strain provides incremental value for embolism risk stratification over CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score and indicates prognostic impact in patients with atrial fibrillation (Obokata et al). 2014;27:709-16
Prognostic significance of left atrial appendage “sludge” in patients with atrial fibrillation: a new transesophageal echocardiographic thromboembolic risk factor (Lowe et al). 2014;27:1176-83
What do carotid intima-media thickness and plaque add to the prediction of stroke and cardiovascular disease risk in older adults? The Cardiovascular Health Study (Gardin et al). 2014;27:998-1005
Child
ACC/AAP/AHA/ASE/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SOPE 2014 appropriate use criteria for intial transthoracic echocardiography in outpatient pediatric cardiology: a report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (Campbell et al). 2014;27:1247-66 (Appropriate use criteria)
Classic-pattern dyssynchrony and electrical activation delays in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (Forsha et al). 2014;27:956-64
Diagnostic errors in congenital echocardiography: importance of study conditions (Benavidez et al). 2014;27:616-23
Doppler echocardiography inaccurately estimates right ventricular pressure in children with elevated right heart pressure (DeGroff) (Letter); (Groh and Singh) (Reply). 2014;27:342-3
Doppler echocardiography inaccurately estimates right ventricular pressure in children with elevated right heart pressure (Groh et al). 2014;27:163-71
Early changes in apical rotation in genotype positive children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations without hypertrophic changes on two-dimensional imaging (Forsey et al). 2014;27:215-21
Echocardiographic nomograms for chamber diameters and areas in Caucasian children (Cantinotti et al). 2014;27:1279-92
Echocardiographic nomograms for ventricular, valvular and arterial dimensions in Caucasian children with a special focus on neonates, infants and toddlers (Cantinotti et al). 2014;27:179-91
Feasibility and reproducibility of three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular size and function in pediatric patients (Renella et al). 2014;27:903-10
Going beyond right and wrong: building the framework for quality improvement in congenital echocardiography—you can’t manage what you don’t measure (Soriano et al). 2014;27:624-6 (Editorial comment)
The impact of procedural sedation on diagnostic errors in pediatric echocardiography (Stern et al). 2014;27:949-55
Intracardiac echocardiography during atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale device closure in pediatric and adolescent patients (Medford et al). 2014;27:984-90
Lean body mass may explain apparent racial differences in carotid intima-media thickness in obese children (Chowdhury et al). 2014;27:561-7
Left ventricular rotational mechanics before and after exercise in children (Di Maria et al). 2014;27:1336-43
Limitations of current nomograms in pediatric echocardiography: just the tip of the iceberg—a call for standardization (Cantinotti et al) (Letter); (Freund et al) (Reply). 2014;27:339-40
Multimodality imaging guidelines for patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography: developed in collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society for Pediatric Radiology (Valente et al). 2014;27:111-41 (Guidelines and standards)
Normal ranges of right ventricular systolic and diastolic strain measures in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Levy et al). 2014;27:549-60
Right ventricular to left ventricular diameter ratio at end-systole in evaluating outcomes in children with pulmonary hypertension (Jone et al). 2014;27:172-8
Systemic venous diameters, collapsibility indices, and right atrial measurements in normal pediatric subjects (Kutty et al). 2014;27:155-62
Three-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of congenital mitral valve disease (Kutty et al). 2014;27:142-54 (State-of-the-art review article)
True diameter of vessels (Vonder et al) (Letter); (Kutty and Danford) (Reply). 2014;27:448-9
China
Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: clinical findings and detailed echocardiographic features—a Chinese institutional experience (Gu et al). 2014;27:1011-6
Cicatrix
The association of left ventricular lead position related to regional scar by speckle-tracking echocardiography with clinical outcomes in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (Sade et al). 2014;27:648-56
Relation of functional echocardiographic parameters to infarct scar transmurality by magnetic resonance imaging (Rost et al). 2014;27:767-74
Circulation
Superior vena cava flow is a clinically valid measurement in the preterm newborn (Kluckow and Evans) (Letter); (Ficial and Groves) (Reply). 2014;27:794-6
Collagen
Relationship between left ventricular twist and circulating biomarkers of collagen turnover in hypertensive patients with heart failure (Maharaj et al). 2014;27:1064-71
Congenital heart diseases ; see Heart defects, congenital
Constrictive pericarditis ; see Pericarditis, constrictive
Contraction, myocardial ; see Myocardial contraction
Contrast echocardiography ; see Echocardiography, contrast
Contrast media
An observational study of the occurrence of serious adverse reactions among patients who receive Optison in routine medical practice (Wei et al). 2014;27:1006-10
Safety of ultrasound contrast agents in patients with intracardiac shunts (Kalra et al) (Letter); (Porter and 2014) (Reply). 2014;27:1359
Coronary angiography
Detection of coronary artery disease using coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography versus multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography: influence of calcium score (Kakuta et al). 2014;27:775-85
Incremental value of coronary flow velocity reserve, measured by transthoracic echocardiography, compared with computed tomography angiography alone, for detecting flow-limiting coronary stenoses (Nakanishi et al). 2014;27:1230-7
Coronary circulation
Acceleration time of systolic coronary flow velocity to diagnose coronary stenosis in patients with microvascular dysfunction (Takemoto et al). 2014;27:200-7
Coronary flow velocity reserve during pharmacologic stress echocardiography with normal contractility adds important prognostic value in diabetic and nondiabetic patients (Lowenstein et al). 2014;27:1113-9
Detection of coronary artery disease using coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography versus multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography: influence of calcium score (Kakuta et al). 2014;27:775-85
Follow-up of heart transplant recipients with serial echocardiographic coronary flow reserve and dobutamine stress echocardiography to detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy (Sade et al). 2014;27:531-9
Incremental value of coronary flow velocity reserve, measured by transthoracic echocardiography, compared with computed tomography angiography alone, for detecting flow-limiting coronary stenoses (Nakanishi et al). 2014;27:1230-7
Prognostic meaning of coronary microvascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic study (Cortigiani et al). 2014;27:742-8
Coronary disease
Acceleration time of systolic coronary flow velocity to diagnose coronary stenosis in patients with microvascular dysfunction (Takemoto et al). 2014;27:200-7
Altered transmural contractility in postmenopausal women affected by cardiac syndrome X (Cadeddu et al). 2014;27:208-14
Associations of common carotid intima-media thickness with coronary heart disease risk factors and events vary with distance from the carotid bulb (Polak et al). 2014;27:991-7
Changes in right ventricular free wall strain in patients with coronary artery disease involving the right coronary artery (Chang et al). 2014;27:230-8
Detection of coronary artery disease using coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography versus multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography: influence of calcium score (Kakuta et al). 2014;27:775-85
Early assessment of strain echocardiography can accurately exclude significant coronary artery stenosis in suspected non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (Dahlslett et al). 2014;27:512-9
The feasibility and clinical utility of myocardial contrast echocardiography in clinical practice: results from the Incorporation of Myocardial Perfusion Assessment into Clinical Testing with Stress Echocardiography Study (Shah et al). 2014;27:520-30
Incremental value of coronary flow velocity reserve, measured by transthoracic echocardiography, compared with computed tomography angiography alone, for detecting flow-limiting coronary stenoses (Nakanishi et al). 2014;27:1230-7
Prognostic meaning of coronary microvascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic study (Cortigiani et al). 2014;27:742-8
Right ventricular involvement in coronary artery disease: role of echocardiography for diagnosis and prognosis (Rallidis et al). 2014;27:223-9 (State-of-the-art review article)
Right ventricular myocardial performance index derived from tissue Doppler echocardiography is useful in differentiating apical ballooning syndrome from cardiomyopathy due to left anterior descending coronary artery disease (Bhat et al). 2014;27:101-6
Correspondence
Beware of life-threatening activation of air bubble detector during contrast echocardiography in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support (Grecu and Fishman). 2014;27:1130-1 (Letter)
Correspondence. 2014;27:107-9, 339-43, 448-52, 680-1, 794-6, 1359
Doppler echocardiography inaccurately estimates right ventricular pressure in children with elevated right heart pressure (DeGroff) (Letter); (Groh and Singh) (Reply). 2014;27:342-3
Hypothermia and left ventricular dysfunction: the role of electric changes (Rai et al) (Letter); (Espinoza and Edvardsen) (Reply). 2014;27:680-1
Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy: lessons from the past to explain a diagnostic conundrum (Paterick and Tajik). 2014;27:1128-30 (Letter)
Left ventricular outflow tract velocities—all in context (Tozzi) (Letter); (Wittlieb-Weber et al) (Reply). 2014;27:340-2
Limitations of current nomograms in pediatric echocardiography: just the tip of the iceberg—a call for standardization (Cantinotti et al) (Letter); (Freund et al) (Reply). 2014;27:339-40
Quantification of error in the calculation of Z scores in neonates (Chubb and Simpson) (Letter); (Slieker and Freund) (Reply). 2014;27:449-52
Safety of ultrasound contrast agents in patients with intracardiac shunts (Kalra et al) (Letter); (Porter and 2014) (Reply). 2014;27:1359
Superior vena cava flow is a clinically valid measurement in the preterm newborn (Kluckow and Evans) (Letter); (Ficial and Groves) (Reply). 2014;27:794-6
Towards widespread noninvasive assessment of pulmonary vascular resistance in clinical practice (Opotowsky et al) (Letter); (Abbas et al) (Reply). 2014;27:108-9
True diameter of vessels (Vonder et al) (Letter); (Kutty and Danford) (Reply). 2014;27:448-9
Critical care
International evidence-based recommendations for focused cardiac ultrasound (Via et al). 2014;27:683-98 (Special article)
D
Decision support systems
Achieving high-value cardiac imaging: challenges and opportunities (Wiener). 2014;27:1-7 (Special article)
Defibrillators, implantable
Impact of implantable transvenous device lead location on severity of tricuspid regurgitation (Addetia et al). 2014;27:1164-75
Delivery of health care
Achieving high-value cardiac imaging: challenges and opportunities (Wiener). 2014;27:1-7 (Special article)
Improving appropriate use of echocardiography and single-photon emission computed tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging: a continuous quality improvement initiative (Johnson et al). 2014;27:749-57
Diabetes mellitus
Coronary flow velocity reserve during pharmacologic stress echocardiography with normal contractility adds important prognostic value in diabetic and nondiabetic patients (Lowenstein et al). 2014;27:1113-9
Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent
Diabetic heart disease: insights from cardiac mechanics (Strom). 2014;27:489-92 (Editorial comment)
Longitudinal myocardial strain alteration is associated with left ventricular remodeling in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Ernande et al). 2014;27:479-88
Prognostic meaning of coronary microvascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic study (Cortigiani et al). 2014;27:742-8
Diagnosis
Application of a parametric display of two-dimensional speckle-tracking longitudinal strain to improve the etiologic diagnosis of mild to moderate left ventricular hypertrophy (Phelan et al). 2014;27:888-95
Diagnostic value of three-dimensional contrast-enhanced echocardiography for left ventricular volume and ejection fraction measurement in patients with poor acoustic windows: a comparison of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (Saloux et al). 2014;27:1029-40
Right ventricular involvement in coronary artery disease: role of echocardiography for diagnosis and prognosis (Rallidis et al). 2014;27:223-9 (State-of-the-art review article)
The utility of handheld echocardiography for early diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (Beaton et al). 2014;27:42-9
Diagnosis, differential
Derivation of mean pulmonary artery pressure from systolic pressure: implications for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (Chemla and Herve) (Letter); (Sorajja) (Reply). 2014;27:107-8
Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy: lessons from the past to explain a diagnostic conundrum (Paterick and Tajik). 2014;27:1128-30 (Letter)
A new definition for an old entity: improved definition of mitral valve prolapse using three-dimensional echocardiography and color-coded parametric models (Addetia et al). 2014;27:8-16
Right ventricular myocardial performance index derived from tissue Doppler echocardiography is useful in differentiating apical ballooning syndrome from cardiomyopathy due to left anterior descending coronary artery disease (Bhat et al). 2014;27:101-6
Diagnostic errors
Allometric normalization of cardiac measures: producing better, but imperfect, accuracy (de Simone and Galderisi). 2014;27:1275-8 (Editorial comment)
Brief group training of medical students in focused cardiac ultrasound may improve diagnostic accuracy of physical examination (Stokke et al). 2014;27:1238-46
Diagnostic errors in congenital echocardiography: importance of study conditions (Benavidez et al). 2014;27:616-23
Going beyond right and wrong: building the framework for quality improvement in congenital echocardiography—you can’t manage what you don’t measure (Soriano et al). 2014;27:624-6 (Editorial comment)
The impact of procedural sedation on diagnostic errors in pediatric echocardiography (Stern et al). 2014;27:949-55
Left heart chamber quantification in obese patients: how does larger body size affect echocardiographic measurements? (Zong et al). 2014;27:1267-74
Diastole
Diastolic stress echocardiography: the time has come for its integration into clinical practice (Oh and Kane). 2014;27:1060-3 (Editorial comment)
Diastolic stress echocardiography in the young: a study in nonathletic and endurance-trained healthy subjects (Bruengger et al). 2014;27:1053-9
Effects of age and gender on right ventricular systolic and diastolic function using two-dimensional speckle-tracking strain (Chia et al). 2014;27:1079-86
Leftward bulging of atrial septum is provoked by nitroglycerin and by sustained Valsalva strain (Johansson and Guron). 2014;27:1120-7
Normal ranges of right ventricular systolic and diastolic strain measures in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Levy et al). 2014;27:549-60
The ratio of early mitral inflow velocity to global diastolic strain rate as a useful predictor of cardiac outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (Hsu et al). 2014;27:717-25
Systolic and diastolic function of the fetal single left ventricle (Brooks et al). 2014;27:972-7
Dilated cardiomyopathy ; see Cardiomyopathy, congestive
Dobutamine
Follow-up of heart transplant recipients with serial echocardiographic coronary flow reserve and dobutamine stress echocardiography to detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy (Sade et al). 2014;27:531-9
Preliminary observations of prognostic value of left atrial functional reserve during dobutamine infusion in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (Matsumoto et al). 2014;27:430-9
Reproducibility of regional and global longitudinal strains derived from two-dimensional speckle-tracking and Doppler tissue imaging between expert and novice readers during quantitative dobutamine stress echocardiography (Yamada et al). 2014;27:880-7
Doppler echocardiography ; see Echocardiography, Doppler
Doppler tissue imaging
Doppler tissue imaging is an independent predictor of outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (Biering-Sørensen et al). 2014;27:258-67
Relation of functional echocardiographic parameters to infarct scar transmurality by magnetic resonance imaging (Rost et al). 2014;27:767-74
Reproducibility of regional and global longitudinal strains derived from two-dimensional speckle-tracking and Doppler tissue imaging between expert and novice readers during quantitative dobutamine stress echocardiography (Yamada et al). 2014;27:880-7
Right ventricular myocardial performance index derived from tissue Doppler echocardiography is useful in differentiating apical ballooning syndrome from cardiomyopathy due to left anterior descending coronary artery disease (Bhat et al). 2014;27:101-6
Doxorubicin
Doxorubicin and trastuzumab regimen induces biventricular failure in mice (Milano et al). 2014;27:568-79
Expert consensus for multimodality imaging evaluation of adult patients during and after cancer therapy: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (Plana et al). 2014;27:911-39 (Expert consensus statement)
Drug therapy
Doxorubicin and trastuzumab regimen induces biventricular failure in mice (Milano et al). 2014;27:568-79
Early detection of epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer (Florescu et al). 2014;27:83-92
Expert consensus for multimodality imaging evaluation of adult patients during and after cancer therapy: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (Plana et al). 2014;27:911-39 (Expert consensus statement)
Dyspnea
Association of exercise tolerance with effective arterial elastance obtained noninvasively in patients with exertional dyspnea (Argulian et al). 2014;27:675-9
E
Echocardiography, child
The impact of procedural sedation on diagnostic errors in pediatric echocardiography (Stern et al). 2014;27:949-55
Limitations of current nomograms in pediatric echocardiography: just the tip of the iceberg—a call for standardization (Cantinotti et al) (Letter); (Freund et al) (Reply). 2014;27:339-40
Prenatal diagnosis and outcome of right aortic arch without significant intracardiac anomaly (Razon et al). 2014;27:1352-8
Prognostic implications of initial echocardiographic findings in adolescents and adults with supracristal ventricular septal defects (Cho et al). 2014;27:965-71
Systolic and diastolic function of the fetal single left ventricle (Brooks et al). 2014;27:972-7
Echocardiography, contrast
Analysis of left ventricular volumes and function: a multicenter comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cine ventriculography, and unenhanced and contrast-enhanced two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography (Hoffmann et al). 2014;27:292-301
Beware of life-threatening activation of air bubble detector during contrast echocardiography in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support (Grecu and Fishman). 2014;27:1130-1 (Letter)
Diagnostic value of three-dimensional contrast-enhanced echocardiography for left ventricular volume and ejection fraction measurement in patients with poor acoustic windows: a comparison of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (Saloux et al). 2014;27:1029-40
Echocardiographic evaluation of the effects of stem cell therapy on perfusion and function in ischemic cardiomyopathy (Inaba et al). 2014;27:192-9
The feasibility and clinical utility of myocardial contrast echocardiography in clinical practice: results from the Incorporation of Myocardial Perfusion Assessment into Clinical Testing with Stress Echocardiography Study (Shah et al). 2014;27:520-30
Guidelines for the cardiac sonographer in the performance of contrast echocardiography: a focused update from the American Society of Echocardiography (Porter et al). 2014;27:797-810 (Guidelines and standards)
An observational study of the occurrence of serious adverse reactions among patients who receive Optison in routine medical practice (Wei et al). 2014;27:1006-10
Safety of ultrasound contrast agents in patients with intracardiac shunts (Kalra et al) (Letter); (Porter and 2014) (Reply). 2014;27:1359
Echocardiography, Doppler
Association between Doppler flow of atrial fibrillatory contraction and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion (Kim et al). 2014;27:1107-12
Detection of coronary artery disease using coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography versus multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography: influence of calcium score (Kakuta et al). 2014;27:775-85
Doppler echocardiography inaccurately estimates right ventricular pressure in children with elevated right heart pressure (DeGroff) (Letter); (Groh and Singh) (Reply). 2014;27:342-3
Doppler echocardiography inaccurately estimates right ventricular pressure in children with elevated right heart pressure (Groh et al). 2014;27:163-71
Follow-up of heart transplant recipients with serial echocardiographic coronary flow reserve and dobutamine stress echocardiography to detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy (Sade et al). 2014;27:531-9
Left atrial mechanics: echocardiographic assessment and clinical implications (Vieira et al). 2014;27:463-78 (State-of-the-art review article)
Prognostic meaning of coronary microvascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic study (Cortigiani et al). 2014;27:742-8
Proximal flow convergence method by three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography for mitral valve area assessment in rheumatic mitral stenosis (de Agustin et al). 2014;27:838-45
Quantitative and pattern analyses of continuous-wave Doppler–derived pulmonary regurgitant flow velocity for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis (Kaga et al). 2014;27:1223-9
Three-dimensional color Doppler transesophageal echocardiography for mitral paravalvular leak quantification and evaluation of percutaneous closure success (Franco et al). 2014;27:1153-63
Towards widespread noninvasive assessment of pulmonary vascular resistance in clinical practice (Opotowsky et al) (Letter); (Abbas et al) (Reply). 2014;27:108-9
Echocardiography, exercise
Role of stress echocardiography in operated Fallot: feasibility and detection of right ventricular response (Ait-Ali et al). 2014;27:1319-28
Echocardiography, intracardiac
Initial experience with a novel real-time three-dimensional intracardiac ultrasound system to guide percutaneous cardiac structural interventions: a phase 1 feasibility study of volume intracardiac echocardiography in the assessment of patients with structural heart disease undergoing percutaneous transcatheter therapy (Silvestry et al). 2014;27:978-83
Intracardiac echocardiography during atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale device closure in pediatric and adolescent patients (Medford et al). 2014;27:984-90
Echocardiography, intraoperative
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography for surgical repair of mitral regurgitation (Sidebotham et al). 2014;27:345-66 (State-of-the-art review article)
Echocardiography, stress
Coronary flow velocity reserve during pharmacologic stress echocardiography with normal contractility adds important prognostic value in diabetic and nondiabetic patients (Lowenstein et al). 2014;27:1113-9
Diastolic stress echocardiography: the time has come for its integration into clinical practice (Oh and Kane). 2014;27:1060-3 (Editorial comment)
Diastolic stress echocardiography in the young: a study in nonathletic and endurance-trained healthy subjects (Bruengger et al). 2014;27:1053-9
The feasibility and clinical utility of myocardial contrast echocardiography in clinical practice: results from the Incorporation of Myocardial Perfusion Assessment into Clinical Testing with Stress Echocardiography Study (Shah et al). 2014;27:520-30
Follow-up of heart transplant recipients with serial echocardiographic coronary flow reserve and dobutamine stress echocardiography to detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy (Sade et al). 2014;27:531-9
Reproducibility of regional and global longitudinal strains derived from two-dimensional speckle-tracking and Doppler tissue imaging between expert and novice readers during quantitative dobutamine stress echocardiography (Yamada et al). 2014;27:880-7
Echocardiography, three-dimensional
Age-related normal range of left ventricular strain and torsion using three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (Kaku et al). 2014;27:55-64
Analysis of left ventricular volumes and function: a multicenter comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cine ventriculography, and unenhanced and contrast-enhanced two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography (Hoffmann et al). 2014;27:292-301
Aortic root geometry in patients with aortic stenosis assessed by real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Chien-Chia et al). 2014;27:32-41
Artifacts in three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Faletra et al). 2014;27:453-62 (State-of-the-art review article)
Assessment of atrial synchrony in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and impact of pulmonary vein isolation for atrial dyssynchrony and global strain by three-dimensional strain echocardiography (Kobayashi et al). 2014;27:1193-9
Association of outcome with left ventricular parameters measured by two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography in patients at high cardiovascular risk (Stanton et al). 2014;27:65-73
Asymmetric versus symmetric tethering patterns in ischemic mitral regurgitation: geometric differences from three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Zeng et al). 2014;27:367-75
Comparison of aortic root geometry with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve: real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic study (Shibayama et al). 2014;27:1143-52
Diagnostic value of three-dimensional contrast-enhanced echocardiography for left ventricular volume and ejection fraction measurement in patients with poor acoustic windows: a comparison of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (Saloux et al). 2014;27:1029-40
Feasibility and reproducibility of three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular size and function in pediatric patients (Renella et al). 2014;27:903-10
Incremental value of the en face view of the tricuspid valve by two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography for accurate identification of tricuspid valve leaflets (Stankovic et al). 2014;27:376-84
Incremental value of three-dimensional echocardiography in the evaluation of left ventricular size in mitral regurgitation: a follow-up study after mitral valve surgery (Yingchoncharoen et al). 2014;27:608-15
Initial experience with a novel real-time three-dimensional intracardiac ultrasound system to guide percutaneous cardiac structural interventions: a phase 1 feasibility study of volume intracardiac echocardiography in the assessment of patients with structural heart disease undergoing percutaneous transcatheter therapy (Silvestry et al). 2014;27:978-83
Knowledge-based reconstruction of right ventricular volumes using real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic as well as cardiac magnetic resonance images: comparison with a cardiac magnetic resonance standard (Laser et al). 2014;27:1087-97
Left ventricular myocardial strain by three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in healthy subjects: reference values and analysis of their physiologic and technical determinants (Muraru et al). 2014;27:858-71
A new definition for an old entity: improved definition of mitral valve prolapse using three-dimensional echocardiography and color-coded parametric models (Addetia et al). 2014;27:8-16
Proximal flow convergence method by three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography for mitral valve area assessment in rheumatic mitral stenosis (de Agustin et al). 2014;27:838-45
Quantification of mitral regurgitation by general imaging three-dimensional quantification: feasibility and accuracy (Wang et al). 2014;27:268-76
Quantitative analysis of mitral annular geometry and function in healthy volunteers using transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography (Mihil et al). 2014;27:846-57
Right ventricular function in acute pulmonary embolism: a combined assessment by three-dimensional and speckle-tracking echocardiography (Vitarelli et al). 2014;27:329-38
Right ventricular mechanics in adults after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: insights from three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (Yu et al). 2014;27:423-9
Right ventricular mechanics using a novel comprehensive three-view echocardiographic strain analysis in a normal population (Forsha et al). 2014;27:413-22
Semiautomated detection and quantification of aortic plaques from three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Piazzese et al). 2014;27:758-66
Three-dimensional color Doppler transesophageal echocardiography for mitral paravalvular leak quantification and evaluation of percutaneous closure success (Franco et al). 2014;27:1153-63
Three-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of congenital mitral valve disease (Kutty et al). 2014;27:142-54 (State-of-the-art review article)
Three-dimensional principal strain analysis for characterizing subclinical changes in left ventricular function (Pedrizzetti et al). 2014;27:1041-50
Toward understanding the interaction between structure and function: an echocardiographic story (Popović and Thomas). 2014;27:1051-2 (Editorial comment)
Use of three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography for quantitative assessment of global left ventricular function: a comparative study to three-dimensional echocardiography (Luis et al). 2014;27:285-91
Echocardiography, transesophageal
Aortic root geometry in patients with aortic stenosis assessed by real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Chien-Chia et al). 2014;27:32-41
Artifacts in three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Faletra et al). 2014;27:453-62 (State-of-the-art review article)
Asymmetric versus symmetric tethering patterns in ischemic mitral regurgitation: geometric differences from three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Zeng et al). 2014;27:367-75
Comparison of aortic root geometry with bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve: real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic study (Shibayama et al). 2014;27:1143-52
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography for surgical repair of mitral regurgitation (Sidebotham et al). 2014;27:345-66 (State-of-the-art review article)
Prognostic significance of left atrial appendage “sludge” in patients with atrial fibrillation: a new transesophageal echocardiographic thromboembolic risk factor (Lowe et al). 2014;27:1176-83
The role of multimodality imaging in percutaneous left atrial appendage suture ligation with the LARIAT device (Laura et al). 2014;27:699-708 (State-of-the-art review article)
Semiautomated detection and quantification of aortic plaques from three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (Piazzese et al). 2014;27:758-66
Three-dimensional color Doppler transesophageal echocardiography for mitral paravalvular leak quantification and evaluation of percutaneous closure success (Franco et al). 2014;27:1153-63
Echocardiography, transthoracic
Detection of coronary artery disease using coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography versus multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography: influence of calcium score (Kakuta et al). 2014;27:775-85
Improving appropriate use of echocardiography and single-photon emission computed tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging: a continuous quality improvement initiative (Johnson et al). 2014;27:749-57
Incremental value of coronary flow velocity reserve, measured by transthoracic echocardiography, compared with computed tomography angiography alone, for detecting flow-limiting coronary stenoses (Nakanishi et al). 2014;27:1230-7
Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: clinical findings and detailed echocardiographic features—a Chinese institutional experience (Gu et al). 2014;27:1011-6
Mitral inflow patterns after MitraClip implantation at rest and during exercise (Boerlage-van Dijk et al). 2014;27:24-31
Percutaneous mitral valve repair preserves right ventricular function (van Riel et al). 2014;27:1098-106
Precision of echocardiographic estimates of right atrial pressure in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (Tsutsui et al). 2014;27:1072-8
Prognostic meaning of coronary microvascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic study (Cortigiani et al). 2014;27:742-8
Quantitative analysis of mitral annular geometry and function in healthy volunteers using transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography (Mihil et al). 2014;27:846-57
Echocardiography, two-dimensional
Analysis of left ventricular volumes and function: a multicenter comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cine ventriculography, and unenhanced and contrast-enhanced two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography (Hoffmann et al). 2014;27:292-301
Application of a parametric display of two-dimensional speckle-tracking longitudinal strain to improve the etiologic diagnosis of mild to moderate left ventricular hypertrophy (Phelan et al). 2014;27:888-95
Assessment of left ventricular volumes with echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: real-life evaluation of standard versus new semiautomatic methods (Aurich et al). 2014;27:1017-24
Assessment of ventricular function in adults with sickle cell disease: role of two-dimensional speckle-tracking strain (Barbosa et al). 2014;27:1216-22
The association of left ventricular lead position related to regional scar by speckle-tracking echocardiography with clinical outcomes in patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (Sade et al). 2014;27:648-56
Association of outcome with left ventricular parameters measured by two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography in patients at high cardiovascular risk (Stanton et al). 2014;27:65-73
Early assessment of strain echocardiography can accurately exclude significant coronary artery stenosis in suspected non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (Dahlslett et al). 2014;27:512-9
Early changes in apical rotation in genotype positive children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations without hypertrophic changes on two-dimensional imaging (Forsey et al). 2014;27:215-21
Effects of age and gender on right ventricular systolic and diastolic function using two-dimensional speckle-tracking strain (Chia et al). 2014;27:1079-86
Effects of percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty on left ventricular deformation in patients with isolated severe mitral stenosis: a speckle-tracking strain echocardiographic study (Sengupta et al). 2014;27:639-47
Effects of right ventricular hemodynamic burden on intraventricular flow in tetralogy of Fallot: an echocardiographic contrast particle imaging velocimetry study (Kutty et al). 2014;27:1311-8
Incremental value of the en face view of the tricuspid valve by two-dimensional and three-dimensional echocardiography for accurate identification of tricuspid valve leaflets (Stankovic et al). 2014;27:376-84
Incremental value of three-dimensional echocardiography in the evaluation of left ventricular size in mitral regurgitation: a follow-up study after mitral valve surgery (Yingchoncharoen et al). 2014;27:608-15
Influence of microvascular obstruction on regional myocardial deformation in the acute phase of myocardial infarction: a speckle-tracking echocardiography study (Bergerot et al). 2014;27:93-100
Insights into the evolution of myocardial dysfunction in the functionally single right ventricle between staged palliations using speckle-tracking echocardiography (Tham et al). 2014;27:314-22
Left atrial mechanics: echocardiographic assessment and clinical implications (Vieira et al). 2014;27:463-78 (State-of-the-art review article)
Mitral chordal-leaflet-myocardial interactions in mitral valve prolapse (Rambihar et al). 2014;27:601-7
Myocardial deformation imaging by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography for prediction of global and segmental functional changes after acute myocardial infarction: a comparison with late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (Altiok et al). 2014;27:249-57
Quantification of the variability associated with repeat measurements of left ventricular two-dimensional global longitudinal strain in a real-world setting (Costa et al). 2014;27:50-4
Quantitative analysis of the left ventricle by echocardiography in daily practice: as simple as possible, but not simpler (Muraru and Badano). 2014;27:1025-8 (Editorial comment)
Relationship between two-dimensional speckle-tracking septal strain and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and left bundle branch block: a prospective pilot study (Maréchaux et al). 2014;27:501-11
Reproducibility of regional and global longitudinal strains derived from two-dimensional speckle-tracking and Doppler tissue imaging between expert and novice readers during quantitative dobutamine stress echocardiography (Yamada et al). 2014;27:880-7
Right ventricular function in acute pulmonary embolism: a combined assessment by three-dimensional and speckle-tracking echocardiography (Vitarelli et al). 2014;27:329-38
Systemic venous diameters, collapsibility indices, and right atrial measurements in normal pediatric subjects (Kutty et al). 2014;27:155-62
Three-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of congenital mitral valve disease (Kutty et al). 2014;27:142-54 (State-of-the-art review article)
Echocardiography, utilization
ACC/AAP/AHA/ASE/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SOPE 2014 appropriate use criteria for intial transthoracic echocardiography in outpatient pediatric cardiology: a report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Society of Pediatric Echocardiography (Campbell et al). 2014;27:1247-66 (Appropriate use criteria)
Achieving high-value cardiac imaging: challenges and opportunities (Wiener). 2014;27:1-7 (Special article)
Allometric normalization of cardiac measures: producing better, but imperfect, accuracy (de Simone and Galderisi). 2014;27:1275-8 (Editorial comment)
Association between multilayer left ventricular rotational mechanics and the development of left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (Abate et al). 2014;27:239-48
Changes in right ventricular free wall strain in patients with coronary artery disease involving the right coronary artery (Chang et al). 2014;27:230-8
A comprehensive echocardiographic protocol for assessing neonatal right ventricular dimensions and function in the transitional period: normative data and Z scores (Jain et al). 2014;27:1293-304
Diagnostic errors in congenital echocardiography: importance of study conditions (Benavidez et al). 2014;27:616-23
Early detection of epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer (Florescu et al). 2014;27:83-92
Echocardiographic nomograms for chamber diameters and areas in Caucasian children (Cantinotti et al). 2014;27:1279-92
Echocardiographic nomograms for ventricular, valvular and arterial dimensions in Caucasian children with a special focus on neonates, infants and toddlers (Cantinotti et al). 2014;27:179-91
Echocardiography: profiling of the athlete’s heart (Paterick et al). 2014;27:940-8 (State-of-the-art review article)
Etiology and relevance of the figure-of-eight artifact on echocardiography after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with the Amplatzer cardiac plug (Bertrand et al). 2014;27:323-8
Extracardiac findings on echocardiography: blissful ignorance or a call to improve our training? (Fleming and Manning). 2014;27:547-8 (Editorial comment)
Extracardiac findings on routine echocardiographic examinations (Alkhouli et al). 2014;27:540-6
Going beyond right and wrong: building the framework for quality improvement in congenital echocardiography—you can’t manage what you don’t measure (Soriano et al). 2014;27:624-6 (Editorial comment)
Ischemic memory imaging in nonhuman primates with echocardiographic molecular imaging of selectin expression (Davidson et al). 2014;27:786-93
Left heart chamber quantification in obese patients: how does larger body size affect echocardiographic measurements? (Zong et al). 2014;27:1267-74
Multimodality imaging guidelines for patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography: developed in collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society for Pediatric Radiology (Valente et al). 2014;27:111-41 (Guidelines and standards)
Prognostic value of echocardiographic changes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving parenteral prostacyclin therapy (Tonelli et al). 2014;27:733-41
Relation of functional echocardiographic parameters to infarct scar transmurality by magnetic resonance imaging (Rost et al). 2014;27:767-74
Relationship between echocardiographic and magnetic resonance derived measures of right ventricular size and function in patients with pulmonary hypertension (Shiran et al). 2014;27:405-12
Right ventricular involvement in coronary artery disease: role of echocardiography for diagnosis and prognosis (Rallidis et al). 2014;27:223-9 (State-of-the-art review article)
Use of three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography for quantitative assessment of global left ventricular function: a comparative study to three-dimensional echocardiography (Luis et al). 2014;27:285-91
The utility of handheld echocardiography for early diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (Beaton et al). 2014;27:42-9
Education, medical
Brief group training of medical students in focused cardiac ultrasound may improve diagnostic accuracy of physical examination (Stokke et al). 2014;27:1238-46
Development and evaluation of methodologies for teaching focused cardiac ultrasound skills to medical students (Cawthorn et al). 2014;27:302-9
Handheld ultrasound devices and the training conundrum: how to get to “Seeing is believing” (Mulvagh et al). 2014;27:310-3 (Editorial comment)
Ejection fraction
Assessment of left ventricular volumes with echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: real-life evaluation of standard versus new semiautomatic methods (Aurich et al). 2014;27:1017-24
Association of the frontal QRS-T angle with adverse cardiac remodeling, impaired left and right ventricular function, and worse outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (Selvaraj et al). 2014;27:74-82
Diagnostic value of three-dimensional contrast-enhanced echocardiography for left ventricular volume and ejection fraction measurement in patients with poor acoustic windows: a comparison of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (Saloux et al). 2014;27:1029-40
Quantitative analysis of the left ventricle by echocardiography in daily practice: as simple as possible, but not simpler (Muraru and Badano). 2014;27:1025-8 (Editorial comment)
Right ventricular global longitudinal strain provides prognostic value incremental to left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with heart failure (Motoki et al). 2014;27:726-32
Electric countershock
Association between Doppler flow of atrial fibrillatory contraction and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion (Kim et al). 2014;27:1107-12
Frequency and significance of right atrial appendage thrombi in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (Cresti et al). 2014;27:1200-7
Prognostic significance of left atrial appendage “sludge” in patients with atrial fibrillation: a new transesophageal echocardiographic thromboembolic risk factor (Lowe et al). 2014;27:1176-83
Electrocardiography
Association of the frontal QRS-T angle with adverse cardiac remodeling, impaired left and right ventricular function, and worse outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (Selvaraj et al). 2014;27:74-82
Classic-pattern dyssynchrony and electrical activation delays in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (Forsha et al). 2014;27:956-64
Doppler tissue imaging is an independent predictor of outcome in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (Biering-Sørensen et al). 2014;27:258-67
Early assessment of strain echocardiography can accurately exclude significant coronary artery stenosis in suspected non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (Dahlslett et al). 2014;27:512-9
Extracardiac findings on echocardiography: blissful ignorance or a call to improve our training? (Fleming and Manning). 2014;27:547-8 (Editorial comment)
Extracardiac findings on routine echocardiographic examinations (Alkhouli et al). 2014;27:540-6
Hypothermia and left ventricular dysfunction: the role of electric changes (Rai et al) (Letter); (Espinoza and Edvardsen) (Reply). 2014;27:680-1
Elevated blood pressure ; see Hypertension
Embolism
Left atrial strain provides incremental value for embolism risk stratification over CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score and indicates prognostic impact in patients with atrial fibrillation (Obokata et al). 2014;27:709-16
Emergency medical services
Early assessment of strain echocardiography can accurately exclude significant coronary artery stenosis in suspected non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (Dahlslett et al). 2014;27:512-9
International evidence-based recommendations for focused cardiac ultrasound (Via et al). 2014;27:683-98 (Special article)
Endurance training ; see Physical endurance
Epirubicin
Early detection of epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer (Florescu et al). 2014;27:83-92
Epoprostenol
Prognostic value of echocardiographic changes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension receiving parenteral prostacyclin therapy (Tonelli et al). 2014;27:733-41
Equipment and supplies
Development and evaluation of methodologies for teaching focused cardiac ultrasound skills to medical students (Cawthorn et al). 2014;27:302-9
Etiology and relevance of the figure-of-eight artifact on echocardiography after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with the Amplatzer cardiac plug (Bertrand et al). 2014;27:323-8
Handheld ultrasound devices and the training conundrum: how to get to “Seeing is believing” (Mulvagh et al). 2014;27:310-3 (Editorial comment)
Impact of implantable transvenous device lead location on severity of tricuspid regurgitation (Addetia et al). 2014;27:1164-75
The role of multimodality imaging in percutaneous left atrial appendage suture ligation with the LARIAT device (Laura et al). 2014;27:699-708 (State-of-the-art review article)
The utility of handheld echocardiography for early diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (Beaton et al). 2014;27:42-9
Etiology
Application of a parametric display of two-dimensional speckle-tracking longitudinal strain to improve the etiologic diagnosis of mild to moderate left ventricular hypertrophy (Phelan et al). 2014;27:888-95
Etiology and relevance of the figure-of-eight artifact on echocardiography after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with the Amplatzer cardiac plug (Bertrand et al). 2014;27:323-8
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
Expert consensus for multimodality imaging evaluation of adult patients during and after cancer therapy: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (Plana et al). 2014;27:911-39 (Expert consensus statement)
Evidence-based medicine
International evidence-based recommendations for focused cardiac ultrasound (Via et al). 2014;27:683-98 (Special article)
Exercise
Left ventricular rotational mechanics before and after exercise in children (Di Maria et al). 2014;27:1336-43
Exercise test
Altered transmural contractility in postmenopausal women affected by cardiac syndrome X (Cadeddu et al). 2014;27:208-14
Association of exercise tolerance with effective arterial elastance obtained noninvasively in patients with exertional dyspnea (Argulian et al). 2014;27:675-9
Hemodynamic performance during exercise of the new St. Jude Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis: results from a French multicenter study (Levy et al). 2014;27:590-7
Mitral inflow patterns after MitraClip implantation at rest and during exercise (Boerlage-van Dijk et al). 2014;27:24-31
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Beware of life-threatening activation of air bubble detector during contrast echocardiography in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support (Grecu and Fishman). 2014;27:1130-1 (Letter)
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