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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Issue 1/2023

Content (21 Articles)

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Echocardiographic reference ranges for noninvasive left ventricular 18-segment myocardial work index and work efficiency in a healthy Asian population

Jian Wu, Xinyi Huang, Kunhui Huang, Yiruo Tang, Qiumei Gao, Xu Chen, Bo Jing, Xinyu Wang, Biqin Lin, Maolong Su

Left atrial reservoir strain measurements derived from intracardiac echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: comparison with transthoracic echocardiography

Jingru Lin, Yuqi Cai, Xu Meng, Shangyu Liu, Fengyang Wang, Limin Liu, Zhenhui Zhu, Mengyi Liu, Ligang Ding, Weichun Wu, Hao Wang, Yan Yao

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary vein anatomy prior to cryoablation: validation with cardiac CT scan

Laszlo Tibor Nagy, Csaba Jenei, Timea Bianka Papp, Reka Urbancsek, Rudolf Kolozsvari, Agnes Racz, Arnold Peter Raduly, Richard Veisz, Zoltan Csanadi

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Global longitudinal strain assessment in contrast-enhanced echocardiography in breast cancer patients: a feasibility study

Shichu Liang, Mei Liu, Zhiyue Liu, Xiaorong Zhong, Yupei Qin, Ting Liang, Xi Wang, Zhuoqin Tang, Qian Li, He Huang

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

The role of contractile dyssynchrony in pacing-induced cardiomyopathy: detailed assessment using index of contractile asymmetry

Patricia Zerlang Fruelund, Anders Sommer, Søren Lundbye-Christensen, Claus Graff, Peter Søgaard, Sam Riahi, Tomas Zaremba

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Peak left atrial longitudinal strain is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with ventricular functional mitral regurgitation

Daniel A. Gomes, Pedro M. Lopes, Pedro Freitas, Francisco Albuquerque, Carla Reis, Sara Guerreiro, João Abecasis, Marisa Trabulo, António M. Ferreira, Jorge Ferreira, Regina Ribeiras, Miguel Mendes, Maria J. Andrade

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Noninvasive right ventricular work in patients with atrial septal defects: a proof-of-concept study

Jian Wu, Xinyi Huang, Weibin Chen, Yiruo Tang, Xu Chen, Xinyu Wang, Bo Jing, Yuanyuan Sun, Kunhui Huang, Qiumei Gao, Xueming Liu, Maolong Su

Open Access Hypertension Research

Segmental and global myocardial work in hypertensive patients with different left ventricular geometry

Huimei Huang, Liyun Fu, Qinyun Ruan, Ziling You, Lei Yan

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Feasibility and reproducibility of semi-automated longitudinal strain analysis: a comparative study with conventional manual strain analysis

Gui-juan Peng, Shu-yu Luo, Xiao-fang Zhong, Xiao-xuan Lin, Ying-qi Zheng, Jin-feng Xu, Ying-ying Liu, Li-xin Chen

Open Access Atrial Flutter Research

Catheter navigation by intracardiac echocardiography enables zero-fluoroscopy linear lesion formation and bidirectional cavotricuspid isthmus block in patients with typical atrial flutter

Blerim Luani, Maksim Basho, Ammar Ismail, Thomas Rauwolf, Sven Kaese, Ndricim Tobli, Alexander Samol, Katharina Pankraz, Alexander Schmeisser, Marcus Wiemer, Rüdiger C. Braun-Dullaeus, Conrad Genz

Open Access Aortic Valve Replacement Research

Is myocardial fibrosis appropriately assessed by calibrated and 2D strain derived integrated backscatter?

Maria Rita Lima, João Abecasis, Rita Reis Santos, Sérgio Maltês, Pedro Lopes, António Ferreira, Regina Ribeiras, Maria João Andrade, Miguel Abecasis, Victor Gil, Sância Ramos, Nuno Cardim

Open Access Echocardiography Research

An alternative method of indexation in aortic stenosis: height-adjusted effective orifice area

Sergio Gamaza-Chulián, Fátima González-Testón, Enrique Díaz-Retamino, Francisco M. Zafra-Cobo, Eva González-Caballero

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Three-dimensional analysis of the tricuspid annular geometry in healthy subjects and in patients with different grades of functional tricuspid regurgitation

Gintarė Bieliauskienė, Ieva Kažukauskienė, Rita Kramena, Aleksejus Zorinas, Antanas Mainelis, Diana Zakarkaitė

Open Access Carcinoid Tumor Research

Prevalence, one-year-incidence and predictors of carcinoid heart disease

Isabel Mattig, Maximilian Richard Franke, Rene Pschowski, Anna Brand, Karl Stangl, Fabian Knebel, Henryk Dreger

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Deep learning for automated left ventricular outflow tract diameter measurements in 2D echocardiography

Sigurd Zijun Zha, Magnus Rogstadkjernet, Lars Gunnar Klæboe, Helge Skulstad, Bjørn-Jostein Singstad, Andrew Gilbert, Thor Edvardsen, Eigil Samset, Pål Haugar Brekke

Open Access Echocardiography Research

Feasibility and safety of reprocessing of intracardiac echocardiography catheters for electrophysiology procedures – a large single center experience

Vedran Velagic, Giacomo Mugnai, Ivan Prepolec, Vedran Pasara, Anica Milinković, Andrija Nekić, Jakov Emanuel Bogdanic, Jurica Putric Posavec, Davor Puljević, Carlo de Asmundis, Gian-Battista Chierchia, Davor Milicic

Open Access Echocardiography Review

Cardiac imaging in athlete’s heart: current status and future prospects

Nurmakhan Zholshybek, Zaukiya Khamitova, Bauyrzhan Toktarbay, Dinara Jumadilova, Nail Khissamutdinov, Tairkhan Dautov, Yeltay Rakhmanov, Makhabbat Bekbossynova, Abduzhappar Gaipov, Alessandro Salustri

Live Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Live: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

WHO estimates that half of all patients worldwide are non-adherent to their prescribed medication. The consequences of poor adherence can be catastrophic, on both the individual and population level.

Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.