In the ACC/AHA and ESC guidelines, systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) during exercise > 60 mmHg is a criterion for surgery in asymptomatic mitral regurgitation or stenosis. Nevertheless, studies in…
Speckle analysis of 3D echocardiography improves information on left ventricle (LV) segmental and global deformation by avoiding loss of speckles as it is the case in monoplane 2D analysis. Our…
Background .– In hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), assessment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) may be difficult in pediatric patients. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of…
Background .– Despite comparable morbidity, survival prospects for Eisenmenger pts are far superior compared with pts with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This improved survival is likely the result of…
Background .– Acute increase in right ventricular overload secondary to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may result in acute cor pulmonale (ACP). Hypoxemia could be worsened by the increased right-to-left…
Background and aim .– According to recent American guidelines, RV dysfunction can be diagnosed on a single parameter: – peak systolic velocity during ejection period (S’) < 10 cm/sec; – RV fractional…
Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular (RV) function relies on multiple indirect parameters. We aimed of to evaluate both classical and newer parameters derived from 2D speckle imaging (2DSI) as compared…
Background .– Right ventricular (RV) function usually affects the outcome in valvular heart disease. Evaluation of RV function in patients with mild mitral stenosis an essential component of clinical management….
Objectives .– Initial experience with the new supra-annular pericardial stented St-Jude Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis reports excellent resting hemodynamic profiles. Nevertheless, little is know concerning haemodynamic profile changes of aortic bioprostheses…
Objectives .– Define echocardiographic predictors of the result after percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy (PMC). Methods .– PMC by the Inoue balloon was attempted in 361 patients (73.68% female) with severe…
