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Identification of Viable Myocardium in Acute Anterior Infarction Using Duration of Systolic Lengthening by Tissue Doppler Strain: A Preliminary Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.016
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether strain Doppler echocardiography before reperfusion therapy could quantify ischemic dysfunction and predict viable myocardium in acute myoca...
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Trond Vartdal,
Eirik Pettersen,
Thomas Helle-Valle,
Erik Lyseggen,
Kai Andersen,
Hans-Jørgen Smith,
Lars Aaberge,
Otto A. Smiseth,
Thor Edvardsen
et al.
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24 May 2012 |
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Impact of Hypertension on Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Regional Myocardial Work at Rest and during Isometric Exercise
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.018
Background: To understand better the mechanism of left ventricular (LV) remodeling related to hypertension, it is important to evaluate LV function in relation to the changes in loading conditions. Th...
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Tatiana Kuznetsova,
Jan D’hooge,
Malgorzata Kloch-Badelek,
Wojciech Sakiewicz,
Lutgarde Thijs,
Jan A. Staessen
et al.
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24 May 2012 |
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Assessment of Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.019
In their recently published article, Sato et al. investigated the accuracy of echocardiographic measures of right ventricular (RV) systolic function (mean RV ejection fraction [RVEF], 38 ± 11%) in 37 ...
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Osman Bolca,
Baris Gungor,
Ufuk Gurkan,
Hale Yilmaz
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Correspondence
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21 May 2012 |
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Three-Dimensional Imaging of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract: Impact on Aortic Valve Area Estimation by the Continuity Equation
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.05.001
Background: Measurement of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) area for estimation of aortic valve area (AVA) using two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and the continuity equat...
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Tamar Gaspar,
Salim Adawi,
Robert Sachner,
Ihab Asmer,
Majdi Ganaeem,
Ronen Rubinshtein,
Avinoam Shiran
et al.
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21 May 2012 |
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Predictive Value of Global Longitudinal Strain in a Surgical Population of Organic Mitral Regurgitation
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.009
Background: Because of the lack of reliable echocardiographic parameters to predict recovery after surgery, the optimal timing of surgery for severe mitral regurgitation remains controversial. The aim...
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Sophie Mascle,
Frederic Schnell,
Christophe Thebault,
Herve Corbineau,
Marcel Laurent,
Stephanie Hamonic,
David Veillard,
Philippe Mabo,
Alain Leguerrier,
Erwan Donal
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21 May 2012 |
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Accuracy of Fluoroscopic and Electrocardiographic Criteria for Pacemaker Lead Implantation by Comparison with Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.010
Background: Fluoroscopic and electrocardiographic (ECG) criteria for the documentation of pacing lead positioning (apical and alternative sites) have been described, but data regarding their accuracy ...
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Andrei D. Mǎrgulescu,
Berenice M. Şuran,
Roxana C. Rimbaş,
Raluca E. Dulgheru,
Cǎlin Silişte,
Dragoş Vinereanu
et al.
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21 May 2012 |
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Changes in Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain with Anthracycline Chemotherapy in Adolescents Precede Subsequent Decreased Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.007
Background: Pediatric cancer survivors who have been exposed to anthracycline (ANT) chemotherapy are an ever increasing population at risk for premature cardiac disease. Studies have shown that ANT is...
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Joseph T. Poterucha,
Shelby Kutty,
Rebecca K. Lindquist,
Ling Li,
Benjamin W. Eidem
et al.
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14 May 2012 |
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CaRES (Contrast Echocardiography Registry for Safety Surveillance): A Prospective Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety of the Ultrasound Contrast Agent Definity in Clinical Practice
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.002
Background: Definity (perflutren lipid microsphere) is an ultrasound contrast agent approved for use in patients with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to improve ...
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Robert J. Weiss,
Masood Ahmad,
Flordeliza Villanueva,
Stephen Schmitz,
Gajanan Bhat,
Mark G. Hibberd,
Michael L. Main,
CaRES Investigators
et al.
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04 May 2012 |
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Abnormal Cardiac Strain in Children and Young Adults with HIV Acquired in Early Life
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.004
Background: Traditional measures of cardiac function are now often normal in adolescents and young adults treated with antiretroviral therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. There is...
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Amy Sims,
Lowell Frank,
Russell Cross,
Sarah Clauss,
David Dimock,
Julia Purdy,
Irene Mikhail,
Rohan Hazra,
Colleen Hadigan,
Craig Sable
et al.
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30 April 2012 |
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Accuracy and Interobserver Concordance of Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Size and Systolic Function: A Quality Control Exercise
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.03.018
Background: Accurate assessment of right ventricular (RV) size (RVS) and RV systolic function (RVSF) is vital in the management of various conditions, but their assessment is challenging using echocar...
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Lee Fong Ling,
Nancy A. Obuchowski,
Leonardo Rodriguez,
Zoran Popovic,
Deborah Kwon,
Thomas H. Marwick
et al.
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30 April 2012 |
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Evaluation of Right Ventricular Systolic Function after Mitral Valve Repair: A Two-Dimensional Doppler, Speckle-Tracking, and Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.03.017
Background: Conventional indices of right ventricular (RV) function are known to be reduced after cardiac surgery, as a consequence of geometric rather than functional alterations. New techniques, suc...
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Francesco Maffessanti,
Paola Gripari,
Gloria Tamborini,
Manuela Muratori,
Laura Fusini,
Francesco Alamanni,
Marco Zanobini,
Cesare Fiorentini,
Enrico G. Caiani,
Mauro Pepi
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27 April 2012 |
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Is a Shorter Atrioventricular Septal Length an Intermediate Phenotype in the Spectrum of Nonsyndromic Atrioventricular Septal Defects?
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.03.011
Background: Atrioventricular septal defects (AVSDs) account for 7% of all congenital cardiovascular malformations. The atrioventricular septum (AVS) is the portion of the septal tissue that separates ...
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Sonali S. Patel,
Larry T. Mahoney,
Trudy L. Burns
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27 April 2012 |
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Quantification of Mitral Valve Anatomy by Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Prolapse Predicts Surgical Anatomy and the Complexity of Mitral Valve Repair
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.03.010
Background: Three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is more accurate than two-dimensional (2D) TEE in the qualitative assessment of mitral valve (MV) prolapse (MVP). However, the...
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Patric Biaggi,
Sean Jedrzkiewicz,
Christiane Gruner,
Massimiliano Meineri,
Jacek Karski,
Annette Vegas,
Felix C. Tanner,
Harry Rakowski,
Joan Ivanov,
Tirone E. David,
Anna Woo
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26 April 2012 |
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Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients with Reverse-Remodeled Dilated Cardiomyopathy
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.04.001
Background: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that patients with reverse-remodeled dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), whose ejection fractions (EFs) were normalized after optimal pharmacolog...
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Mariko Okada,
Hidekazu Tanaka,
Kensuke Matsumoto,
Keiko Ryo,
Hiroya Kawai,
Ken-ichi Hirata
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26 April 2012 |
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Supine Exercise Echocardiographic Measures of Systolic and Diastolic Function in Children
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.03.007
Background: Echocardiography has been used to determine ventricular function, segmental wall motion abnormality, and pulmonary artery pressure before and after peak exercise. No prior study has invest...
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Rajesh Punn,
Derek Y. Obayashi,
Inger Olson,
Jeffrey A. Kazmucha,
Anne DePucci,
Michael P. Hurley,
Clifford Chin
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23 April 2012 |