Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Volume 28 Issue 3 | Thoracic Key

Echocardiographic Measures Associated With Early Postsurgical Myocardial Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients With Mitral Valve Regurgitation

Apr 21, 2018 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off

Background The assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic function using conventional echocardiographic measures is problematic in the setting of mitral regurgitation (MR) given that altered loading conditions can mask underlying…

Relationship between Cognitive Impairment and Echocardiographic Parameters: A Review

Apr 21, 2018 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off

With >24 million people affected worldwide, dementia is one of the main public health challenges modern medicine has to face. The path leading to dementia is often long, with a…

Clinical Implications of Pulmonary Shunting on Saline Contrast Echocardiography

Apr 21, 2018 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off

Pulmonary right-to-left shunting can be encountered using transthoracic contrast echocardiography (TTCE) with agitated saline. Diseases associated with pulmonary shunting on saline TTCE include hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), hepatopulmonary syndrome, and…

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Echocardiographic Measures Associated With Early Postsurgical Myocardial Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients With Mitral Valve Regurgitation

Relationship between Cognitive Impairment and Echocardiographic Parameters: A Review

Clinical Implications of Pulmonary Shunting on Saline Contrast Echocardiography

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