Atrial natriuretic peptide and three-dimensional echocardiography after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although echocardiography has been incorporated into the diagnostic algorithm of patients with suspected infective endocarditis (IE), systematic usage in clinical practice remains ill defined. To determine the diagnostic accuracy of detecting vegetations using harmonic transthoracic echocardiography (hTTE) a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Jassal DS,Aminbakhsh A,Fang T,Shaikh N,Embil JM,Mackenzie GS,Tam JW

更新日期：2007-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Established methods to determine asynchrony suffer from high intra- and interobserver variability and failed to improve patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Thus, there is a need for easy and robust approaches to reliably assess cardiac asynchrony. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Dreger H,Borges AC,Ismer B,Schattke S,Stegemann B,Baumann G,Melzer C

更新日期：2009-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A hybrid approach to minimally invasive perventricular closure of VSD in infants is safe and effective, and has been performed under guidance of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). We applied transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) guidance to this hybrid approach, and compare results guided by TTE with th...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Zhang GC,Chen Q,Cao H,Chen LW,Yang LP,Chen DZ

更新日期：2013-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time three-dimensional (RT-3D) echocardiography has entered the clinical practice but true incremental value over standard two-dimensional echocardiography (2D) remains uncertain when applied to stress echo. The aim of the present study is to establish the additional value of RT-3D stress echo over standard 2D st...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Varnero S,Santagata P,Pratali L,Basso M,Gandolfo A,Bellotti P

更新日期：2008-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: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. CASE PRESENTATION:We describe a patient with an adrenal tumor. Transthoracic echo showed its extension into the righ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Rosen B,Rozenman Y,Harpaz D

更新日期：2003-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is generally associated with a low to moderate increase of the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). In some patients, however, LVEF improves remarkably and reaches near-normal values. The aim of the present study was to further characterize these so called 'super...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Dreger H,Borges AC,Baumann G,Melzer C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is a useful imaging modality that is now being used more widely to assist in the percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASD) and patent foramen ovales (PFO). CASE PRESENTATION:A 42 year old lady with a history of transient ischaemic attacks and migraine underwent ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Bhindi R,Timperley J,Ormerod OJ

更新日期：2007-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and antiretroviral treatment are associated with metabolic and cardiovascular complications that potentially increase the risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease in this population. Measurement of arterial wall thickness has been used as a surrogate of ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Grima P,Guido M,Chiavaroli R,De Donno A,Tana M,Zizza A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of aggressive medical therapy on quantitative coronary plaque burden is not generally known, especially in ethnic Chinese. AIMS:We reasoned that Cardiac CT could conveniently quantify early coronary atherosclerosis in our patient population, and hypothesized that serial observation could differen...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Goh VK,Lau CP,Mohlenkamp S,Rumberger JA,Achenbach S,Budoff MJ

更新日期：2010-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A history of previous cardiac disease increases the maternal mortality risk by as much as 100%. There is no consensus on the absolute contraindications to vaginal delivery in valvular heart disease, but central regional anesthesia is traditionally considered contraindicated in patients with severe aortic ste...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Driul L,Meroi F,Sala A,Delrio S,Pavoni D,Barbariol F,Londero A,Dogareschi T,Spasiano A,Vetrugno L,Bove T

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism is a common cardiovascular emergency, but it is still often misdiagnosed due to its unspecific clinical symptoms. Elevated troponin concentrations are associated with greater morbidity and mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism. Right ventricular ischemia due to increased right ventricular af...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Goslar T,Podbregar M

更新日期：2010-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that longitudinal pulmonary arterial deformation during the cardiac cycle reflects pulmonary arterial capacitance. To examine this hypothesis, we assessed whether tissue Doppler-derived pulmonary annular motion could serve as a novel way to evaluate pulmonary arterial capacitance in pediatric...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Hayabuchi Y,Ono A,Homma Y,Kagami S

更新日期：2016-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While echocardiographic grading of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (DD) is used every day, the relationship between echocardiographic DD grade and hemodynamic abnormalities is uncertain. METHODS:We identified 460 consecutive patients who underwent transthoracic echocardiography within 24 h of el...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Grant AD,Negishi K,Negishi T,Collier P,Kapadia SR,Thomas JD,Marwick TH,Griffin BP,Popović ZB

更新日期：2015-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac shock wave therapy (CSWT) improves cardiac function in patients with severe coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of a new CSWT treatment regimen. METHODS:The 55 patients with severe CAD were randomly divided into 3 treatment groups. The control group (n = 14) rec...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Wang Y,Guo T,Ma TK,Cai HY,Tao SM,Peng YZ,Yang P,Chen MQ,Gu Y

更新日期：2012-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Global and regional left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction is a marker of coronary artery disease (CAD), which is conventionally assessed using two-dimensional echocardiography. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) has emerged as an adjunct tool in the diagnosis of regional wall motion abnormalities from CAD. We performed...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Agarwal R,Gosain P,Kirkpatrick JN,Alyousef T,Doukky R,Singh G,Umscheid CA

更新日期：2012-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The percentage of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients who are in high risk for Sudden Death (SD) constitutes only a minority of all HCM population but the incidence of SD in this subset is high (at least 5% annually). The identification of this small but important proportion of high risk HCM patients ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Efthimiadis GK,Pliakos C,Pagourelias ED,Parcharidou DG,Giannakoulas G,Kamperidis V,Hadjimiltiades S,Karvounis C,Gavrielidis S,Styliadis IH,Parcharidis G

更新日期：2009-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article is aimed at comparing the results of histopathological and clinical imaging studies to assess coronary collateral circulation in humans. The role of collaterals, as emerging from morphological studies in both normal and atherosclerotic coronary vessels, is described; in addition, present role and f...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Baroldi G,Bigi R,Cortigiani L

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an acute cardiac syndrome characterized by transient LV regional wall motion abnormalities (with peculiar apical ballooning appearance), chest pain or dyspnea, ST-segment elevation and minor elevations of cardiac enzyme levels CASE PRESENTATION:A 68-year-old woman was admitted to...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Lisi M,Zacà V,Maffei S,Casucci F,Maggi M,Lunghetti S,Aitiani P,Carrera A,Castellani D,Favilli R,Pierli C,Mondillo S

更新日期：2007-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal anemia is associated with a hyperdynamic circulation and cardiac remodeling. Rapid intrauterine transfusion (IUT) of blood with high hematocrit and viscosity into the umbilical vein used to treat this condition can temporarily further affect fetal heart function. The aim of this study was to evaluate t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Herling L,Johnson J,Ferm-Widlund K,Bergholm F,Lindgren P,Sonesson SE,Acharya G,Westgren M

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is strong evidence that left atrial (LA) size is a prognostic marker in a variety of heart diseases. Recently, real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) has been reported as a useful tool for studying the phasic changes of the left atrial volumes. The aim of this study was to investigate the...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Aggeli C,Felekos I,Poulidakis E,Aggelis A,Tousoulis D,Stefanadis C

更新日期：2011-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The morning hours are associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk, and vascular endothelial function (VEF) is a strong predictor of CV disease. A diurnal rhythm in VEF has been established but the morning variation in VEF is not well-documented. Thus, we tested if VEF is impaired across the vulnerable...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Thosar SS,Wiggins CC,Shea SA,Wallace JP

更新日期：2015-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the findings and evaluate appropriateness of a carotid artery study including the measurement of IMT, the presence of atherosclerotic plaque, and their correlation with cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS:555 patients (220 men; 67.06 +/- 12.44 years) were included in the study. 120 patients (21...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Baroncini LA,de Oliveira A,Vidal EA,França GJ,Stahlke PS,Alessi A,Précoma DB

更新日期：2008-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Use of preoperative echocardiography may help to identify patients with increased cardiac risk, who may benefit from modification of perioperative plan. The objective of our study was to evaluate the reliability of preoperative focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) performed by an anaesthetist with basic ultras...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Andruszkiewicz P,Sobczyk D,Gorkiewicz-Kot I,Kowalik I,Gelo R,Stach O

更新日期：2015-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dual imaging stress echocardiography, combining the evaluation of wall motion and coronary flow reserve (CFR) on the left anterior descending artery (LAD), and computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) are established techniques for assessing prognosis in chest pain patients. In this study we compared ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Ciampi Q,Rigo F,Grolla E,Picano E,Cortigiani L

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular free wall rupture occurs in up to 10% of the in-hospital deaths following myocardial infarction. It is mainly associated with posterolateral myocardial infarction and its antemortem diagnosis is rarely made. Contrast echocardiography has been increasingly used for the evaluation of myocardia...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Trindade ML,Tsutsui JM,Rodrigues AC,Caldas MA,Ramires JA,Mathias Junior W

更新日期：2006-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In vivo and in vitro evidence suggests that adenosine and its agonists play key roles in the process of ischemic preconditioning. The effects of low-dose adenosine infusion on ischemic preconditioning have not been thoroughly studied in humans. AIMS:We hypothesised that a low-dose adenosine infusion could...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Sadigh B,Quintana M,Sylvén C,Berglund M,Brodin LA

更新日期：2009-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:To make assessment of paravalvular aortic leakage (PVL) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) more uniform the second Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) recently updated the echocardiographic criteria for mild, moderate and severe PVL. In the VARC recommendation the assessment of the circumferent...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Geleijnse ML,Di Martino LF,Vletter WB,Ren B,Galema TW,Van Mieghem NM,de Jaegere PP,Soliman OI

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent left superior vena cava is rare but important congenital vascular anomaly. It results when the left superior cardinal vein caudal to the innominate vein fails to regress. It is most commonly observed in isolation but can be associated with other cardiovascular abnormalities including atrial septal defect, b...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Goyal SK,Punnam SR,Verma G,Ruberg FL

更新日期：2008-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to define the independent determinants of left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus among various echocardiographic parameters measured by Velocity Vector Imaging (VVI) in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) receiving warfarin, particularly in patients with a low CHADS2 sc...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Ono K,Iwama M,Kawasaki M,Tanaka R,Watanabe T,Onishi N,Warita S,Kojima T,Kato T,Goto Y,Arai M,Nishigaki K,Takemura G,Noda T,Watanabe S,Minatoguchi S

更新日期：2012-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with advanced non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NIC), right-sided cardiac disturbances has prognostic implications. Right coronary artery (RCA) flow pattern and flow reserve (CFR) are not well known in this setting. The purpose of this study was to assess, in human advanced NIC, the RCA phasic flow pa...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Graziosi P,Ianni B,Ribeiro E,Perin M,Beck L,Meneghetti C,Mady C,Martinez Filho E,Ramires JA

更新日期：2007-09-26 00:00:00