Background Doppler tissue imaging may help identify children with dyssynchrony who could benefit from resynchronization therapy. However, few studies have quantified dyssynchrony measures in children; no study has investigated the…
Background In studies of adult patients, increased QRS duration and mechanical dyssynchrony have been associated with decreased ventricular function. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that…
Background The aims of this study were to evaluate the relationship of the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score and risk categories with transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) risk factors for thromboembolism…
Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty. —Mark Twain The Need for an Adequate Measure of Dyssynchrony Ventricular dysfunction leading to heart failure can affect children with…
Interest in diastolic function in children has increased recently. However, the strengths and limitations of published pediatric nomograms for echocardiographic diastolic parameters have not been critically evaluated, especially in the…
Atherosclerosis of the proximal branches of the aortic arch has compelling clinical implications that warrant the application of direct noninvasive detection of the disease. The prevalence of aortic arch vessel…
The assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic function is often the most important information obtained during clinical echocardiography. Although LV systolic function may be visually estimated in many patients with…
