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Dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography combined with semi-automated border detection offers advantages for assessment of resynchronization therapy

Simultaneous electrical stimulation of both ventricles in patients with interventricular conduction disturbance and advanced heart failure improves hemodynamics and results in increased exercise tolerance, qua...

Authors: Tamas Szili-Torok, Boudewijn J Krenning, Marco M Voormolen and Jos RTC Roelandt

Enoximone echocardiography: a novel test to evaluate left ventricular contractile reserve in patients with heart failure on chronic beta-blocker therapy

It has been suggested that an extensive contractile reserve identified recognised by means of dobutamine stress echocardiography may predict a better prognosis in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunct...

Authors: Stefano Ghio, Cristina Constantin, Claudia Raineri, Alessandra Fontana, Catherine Klersy, Carlo Campana and Luigi Tavazzi

Assessment of left ventricular function by three-dimensional echocardiography

Accurate determination of LV volume, ejection fraction and segmental wall motion abnormalities is important for clinical decision-making and follow-up assessment. Currently, echocardiography is the most common...

Authors: Boudewijn J Krenning, Marco M Voormolen and Jos RTC Roelandt

Strain and strain rate parametric imaging. A new method for post processing to 3-/4-dimensional images from three standard apical planes. Preliminary data on feasibility, artefact and regional dyssynergy visualisation

We describe a method for 3-/4D reconstruction of tissue Doppler data from three standard apical planes, post processing to derived data of strain rate / strain and parametric colour imaging of the data. The da...

Authors: Asbjørn Støylen, Charlotte B Ingul and Hans Torp

A rare localization in right-sided endocarditis diagnosed by echocardiography: A case report

Right-sided endocarditis occurs predominantly in intravenous drug users, patients with pacemakers or central venous lines and with congenital heart diseases. The vast majority of cases involve the tricuspid va...

Authors: Stéphane Cosson, Jean-Philippe Kevorkian, Paul Milliez, Philippe Beaufils and Ariel Cohen

Early diastolic filling dynamics in diastolic dysfunction

The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between the rate of peak early mitral inflow velocity and the peak early diastolic mitral annular tissue velocities in normal controls and to compare them...

Authors: Gerard J King, Jerome B Foley, Faisal Almane, Peter A Crean and Michael J Walsh

Comparison of m-mode echocardiographic left ventricular mass measured using digital and strip chart readings: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

Epidemiological and clinical studies frequently use echocardiography to measure LV wall thicknesses and chamber dimension for estimating quantitative measures of LV mass. While echocardiographic M-mode LV imag...

Authors: Donna K Arnett, Thomas N Skelton, Philip R Liebson, Emelia Benjamin and Richard G Hutchinson

Low-dose adenosine stress echocardiography: Detection of myocardial viability

The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic potential of low-dose adenosine stress echocardiography in detection of myocardial viability.

Authors: Ana Djordjevic-Dikic, Miodrag Ostojic, Branko Beleslin, Ivana Nedeljkovic, Jelena Stepanovic, Sinisa Stojkovic, Zorica Petrasinovic, Milan Nedeljkovic, Jovica Saponjski and Vojislav Giga

Venous pseudo-aneurysm as a late complication of short-term central venous catheterisation

Complications following central venous catheterisation abound in the medical literature. This reflects the under-estimated potential hazards associated with this procedure as well as an increase in the number ...

Authors: Heyman Luckraz

Extension of adrenocortical carcinoma into the right atrium – echocardiographic diagnosis: A case report

Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare, highly malignant tumor. Cardiac involvement of the tumor is very rare. Echocardiography facilitates the evaluation of the cardiac involvement of the tumor.

Authors: Boaz Rosen, Yoseph Rozenman and David Harpaz

Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography – noninvasive diagnostic window for coronary flow reserve assessment

This review focuses on transthoracic Doppler echocardiography as noninvasive method used to assess coronary flow reserve (CFR) in a wide spectrum of clinical settings. Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography is...

Authors: Paweł Petkow Dimitrow

Flow propagation velocity is not a simple index of diastolic function in early filling. A comparative study of early diastolic strain rate and strain rate propagation, flow and flow propagation in normal and reduced diastolic function

Strain Rate Imaging shows the filling phases of the left ventricle to consist of a wave of myocardial stretching, propagating from base to apex. The propagation velocity of the strain rate wave is reduced in d...

Authors: Asbjørn Støylen, Gunnar Skjelvan and Terje Skjaerpe

Patent ductus arteriosus endarteritis in a 40-year old woman, diagnosed with Transesophageal Echocardiography. A case report and a brief review of the literature

Authors: Nikos T Kouris, Maria D Sifaki, Dimitra D Kontogianni, Ioannis Zaharos, Eleni M Kalkandi, Haris E Grassos and Dimitris K Babalis

Non-dipper treated hypertensive patients do not have increased cardiac structural alterations

Non-dipping pattern in hypertensive patients has been shown to be associated with an excess of target organ damage and with an adverse outcome. The aim of our study was to assess whether a reduced nocturnal fa...

Authors: Cesare Cuspidi, Iassen Michev, Stefano Meani, Cristiana Valerio, Giovanni Bertazzoli, Fabio Magrini and Alberto Zanchetti