abstract：:Miniaturization has evolved in the creation of a pocket-size imaging device which can be utilized as an ultrasound stethoscope. This study assessed the additional diagnostic power of pocket size device by both experts operators and trainees in comparison with physical examination and its appropriateness of use in comp...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Galderisi M,Santoro A,Versiero M,Lomoriello VS,Esposito R,Raia R,Farina F,Schiattarella PL,Bonito M,Olibet M,de Simone G

更新日期：2010-11-26 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:Theoretically, a cross-sectional image of any cardiac planes can be obtained from a STIC fetal heart volume dataset. We described a method to display 11 fetal echocardiographic planes from STIC volumes. METHODS:Fetal heart volume datasets were acquired by transverse acquisition from 200 normal fetuses at 15...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Jantarasaengaram S,Vairojanavong K

更新日期：2010-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Serial monitoring of patients participating in clinical trials of carotid artery therapy requires noninvasive precision methods that are inexpensive, safe and widely available. Noninvasive ultrasonic duplex Doppler velocimetry provides a precision method that can be used for recruitment qualification, pre-...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Beach KW,Bergelin RO,Leotta DF,Primozich JF,Sevareid PM,Stutzman ET,Zierler RE

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital malformation of the aortic valve. Its diagnosis is often missed even with the use of transthoracic echocardiogram. Many of these patients progress to aortic incompetence later in life, hence requiring surgical intervention. In the case described in this report, a 61-year-...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Xiao Z,Meng W,Zhang E

更新日期：2010-09-02 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: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:Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) may be used for direct inspection of various parts of the main coronary arteries for detection of coronary stenoses and occlusions. We aimed to assess the feasibility of TTE to visualise the complete segments of the left main (LM), left descending (LAD), circumflex (Cx) a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Vegsundvåg J,Holte E,Wiseth R,Hegbom K,Hole T

更新日期：2009-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to perform a feature tracking analysis on cine magnetic resonance (MR) images to elucidate if functional measurements of the motion of the left ventricular wall may detect scar defined with gadolinium enhanced MR.Myocardial contraction can be measured in terms of the velocity, displa...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Maret E,Todt T,Brudin L,Nylander E,Swahn E,Ohlsson JL,Engvall JE

更新日期：2009-11-16 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：:In this case report we describe a rare case of right atrium myxoma that coexisted with antiphospholipid syndrome in a young woman. We describe the unusual findings and diagnostic challenges combined with a review of the literature. ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Pliakos C,Alexiadou E,Metallidis S,Papavramidis TS,Kapoulas S,Sapalidis K,Nikolaidis P

更新日期：2009-10-11 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：:A 25-year-old woman with a history of kidney transplantation for lupus nephritis was referred for the evaluation and management of a mass incidentally found on echocardiography. An oval and pedunculated mass attached to the tricuspid valve was managed with nonsurgical treatment. No symptoms and complications attributa...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Seol SH,Kim DS,Han YC,Kim KH,Kim YB,Kim DK,Ung-Kim,Yang TH,Kim DK,Kim DI

更新日期：2009-09-04 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：:Originally described by Brock and Teare, today hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is clinically defined as left (or right) ventricular hypertrophy without a known cardiac or systemic cause, such as systemic hypertension, Fabry's disease or aortic stenosis.Also appreciated today is the enormous genotypic and phenotypic hetero...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Ker J

更新日期：2009-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary intracardiac tumours are rare, there are however several entities that can mimic tumours. Contrast echocardiography has been suggested to aid the differentiation of various suspected masses. We present a case where transthoracic echocardiography completely misdiagnosed a left atrial mass, partly due ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Dencker M,Missios A

更新日期：2009-01-29 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：: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:Atrial septal defect (ASD) accounts for 10% of all congenital heart lesions and represent the third most congenital cardiac defect seen in adults. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is an important regulator of the sodium and volume homeostasis. This study was designed to investigate the changes in plasma ANP ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Ding J,Ma G,Huang Y,Zhang X,Liu B,Lu F

更新日期：2008-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Correlate the anatomic features of atrioventricular septal defect with echocardiographic images. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sixty specimen hearts were studied by sequential segmental analysis. Echocardiograms were performed on 34 patients. Specimen hearts with findings equivalent to those of echocardiographic ima...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Espinola-Zavaleta N,Muñoz-Castellanos L,Kuri-Nivón M,Keirns C

更新日期：2008-06-24 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: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

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: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: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：INTRODUCTION:Mitral annulus calcification (MAC) is a common finding on echocardiographic examination. The goal of this study was to evaluate associations between MAC and cardiac abnormalities using a large echocardiographic database. METHODS:For this study we retrospectively reviewed 24,380 echocardiograms performed f...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Movahed MR,Saito Y,Ahmadi-Kashani M,Ebrahimi R

更新日期：2007-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography is one of the most important diagnostic testing in cardiology. The presence of a breast implant overlying heart can cause significant impairment of the echocardiographic acoustic window. Breast implants are increasing in popularity in the USA and the Federal Drug and Food Administration (FDA) just app...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Movahed MR

更新日期：2007-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial contractility can be investigated using longitudinal peak strain. It can be calculated using the Doppler-derived TDI method and the non-Doppler method based on tissue tracking on B-mode images. Both are validated and show good reproducibility, but no comparative analysis of their results has yet b...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Stefani L,Toncelli L,Gianassi M,Manetti P,Di Tante V,Vono MR,Moretti A,Cappelli B,Pedrizzetti G,Galanti G

更新日期：2007-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article summarizes the results of histopathological studies to assess heart failure in humans. Different histopathological features underlying the clinical manifestations of heart failure are reviewed. In addition, the present role of echocardiographic techniques in assessing the failing heart is briefly s...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Baroldi G,Bigi R,Cortigiani L

更新日期：2007-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, with secondary atrial pressure elevation, is a well-known concept. On the contrary, effect of left atrial compliance on pulmonary pressure is rarely considered. CASE PRESENTATION:We report the echocardiographic case of a 9-year-old child who presented severe rheumatic...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Marijon E,Jani D,Voicu S,Ou P

更新日期：2006-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though hemodialysis (HD) acutely improves cardiac function, the impact of background diseases like coronary artery disease (CAD) and Type 2 diabetes (DM) in the setting of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is not known. Tissue velocity echocardiography (TVE) offers a fast choice to follow changes in myocardial ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Govind SC,Roumina S,Brodin LA,Nowak J,Ramesh SS,Saha SK

更新日期：2006-02-02 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：:In the standard accepted concept, contractility is the intrinsic ability of heart muscle to generate force and to shorten, independently of changes in the preload or afterload with fixed heart rates. At molecular level the crux of the contractile process lies in the changing concentrations of Ca2+ ions in the myocardi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Bombardini T

更新日期：2005-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Supravalvular mitral stenosis is a rare condition characterized by an abnormal ridge, with one or two orifices, covering and obstructing the mitral valve. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult with transtoracic echo (TTE), angiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this case, a 36-year-old male, was admitted t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Serra W,Testa P,Ardissino D

更新日期：2005-08-11 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:Ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) allow the enhancement of vascular definition, thereby providing more diagnostic information. LK565 is a new second-generation UCA based on synthetic polymers of aspartic acid which is eliminated from the blood stream via phagocytosis. LK565 forms very stable air-filled micro...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Funke B,Maerz HK,Okorokow S,Polata S,Lehmann I,Sack U,Wild P,Geisler T,Zotz RJ

更新日期：2004-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The developments in echocardiography or ultrasound cardiography (UCG) have improved our clinical capabilities. However, advanced hardware and software capabilities have resulted in UCG facilities of dubious clinical benefits. Is tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) is one such example? PRESENTATION OF THE ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Thomas G

更新日期：2004-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiography has the ability to noninvasively explore hemodynamic variables during pharmacologic or exercise stress test in patients with heart failure. In this review, we detail some important potential applications of stress echocardiography in patients with heart failure. In patients with coronary artery diseas...

journal_title：Cardiovascular ultrasound

authors： Agricola E,Oppizzi M,Pisani M,Margonato A

更新日期：2004-07-30 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