In the musical “My Fair Lady,” Professor Henry Higgins rhetorically asks: “Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man?” A somewhat similar question haunts scientists interested in the assessment…
Background It is traditionally difficult to estimate left ventricular (LV) systolic function in atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to validate the use of an index beat,…
Atrioventricular septal defects comprise a disease spectrum characterized by deficient atrioventricular septation, with several common features seen in all affected hearts and variability in atrioventricular valve morphology and interatrial and…
Deformation imaging allows the direct interrogation of myocardial performance, expanding the ability to evaluate ventricular function in children with congenital heart disease (CHD), including assessment of the subpulmonary and systemic…
