Volume 10, issue 1, February 2012
50 articles in this issue
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Rapid evaluation by lung-cardiac-inferior vena cava (LCI) integrated ultrasound for differentiating heart failure from pulmonary disease as the cause of acute dyspnea in the emergency setting
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Katsuya Kajimoto
- Keiko Madeen
- Takashi Abe
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2012
- Article: 49
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Speckle echocardiographic left atrial strain and stiffness index as predictors of maintenance of sinus rhythm after cardioversion for atrial fibrillation: a prospective study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Amir Y Shaikh
- Abhishek Maan
- David D McManus
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2012
- Article: 48
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Tissue Doppler imaging for diagnosis of coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Rajender Agarwal
- Priyanka Gosain
- Craig A Umscheid
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2012
- Article: 47
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Mitral annular systolic velocity as a marker of preclinical systolic dysfunction among patients with arterial hypertension
Authors
- Ivaylo Rilkov Daskalov
- Plamen Dimitrov Petrovsky
- Lilia Davidkova Demirevska
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2012
- Article: 46
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Midwall ejection fraction for assessing systolic performance of the hypertrophic left ventricle
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Hisao Yoshikawa
- Makoto Suzuki
- Kaoru Sugi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2012
- Article: 45
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The pressure/volume relationship during dobutamine stress echocardiography in transplanted heart: comparison with quality of life and coronary anatomy
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Giovanni Minardi
- Giordano Zampi
- Francesco Musumeci
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2012
- Article: 44
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Global left ventricular load in asymptomatic aortic stenosis: covariates and prognostic implication (the SEAS trial)
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Ã…shild E Rieck
- Eva Gerdts
- Dana Cramariuc
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2012
- Article: 43
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Left ventricular function in acute inflammatory peri-myocardial diseases – new insights and long-term follow-up
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Marina Leitman
- Vladimir Tyomkin
- FACC, FESC
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2012
- Article: 42
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Carotid intima-media thickness is associated with cognitive deficiency in hypertensive patients with elevated central systolic blood pressure
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Eros da Mota Dias
- Luiz Tadeu Giollo Jr
- Juan Carlos Yugar-Toledo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 October 2012
- Article: 41
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Early detection of doxorubicin myocardial injury by ultrasonic tissue characterization in an experimental animal model
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Minna Moreira Dias Romano
- Antônio Pazin-Filho
- Benedito Carlos Maciel
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 October 2012
- Article: 40
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Impact of acute exercise on brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation in young healthy people
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- In-Chang Hwang
- Kyung-Hee Kim
- Joo-Hee Zo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 October 2012
- Article: 39
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Atrial fibrillation in aortic stenosis - echocardiographic assessment and prognostic importance
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Charlotte Burup Kristensen
- Jan Skov Jensen
- Rasmus Mogelvang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 September 2012
- Article: 38
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Evaluation of right and left ventricular function using speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and their first degree relatives
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Meriam Åström Aneq
- Jan Engvall
- Eva Nylander
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2012
- Article: 37
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Left ventricular markers of global dyssynchrony predict limited exercise capacity in heart failure, but not in patients with preserved ejection fraction
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Gani Bajraktari
- Arlind Batalli
- Michael Y Henein
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 September 2012
- Article: 36
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A modified regimen of extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy for treatment of coronary artery disease
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Yu Wang
- Tao Guo
- Yun Gu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 August 2012
- Article: 35
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Brachial Artery Flow-mediated Dilation Following Exercise with Augmented Oscillatory and Retrograde Shear Rate
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Blair D Johnson
- Kieren J Mather
- Janet P Wallace
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 August 2012
- Article: 34
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Comparison between integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound and 64-slice multi-detector row computed tomography for tissue characterization and volumetric assessment of coronary plaques
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Takahiko Yamaki
- Masanori Kawasaki
- Shinya Minatoguchi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2012
- Article: 33
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Relationship among coronary plaque compliance, coronary risk factors and tissue characteristics evaluated by integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Yoshiyuki Ishihara
- Masanori Kawasaki
- Shinya Minatoguchi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2012
- Article: 32
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Quantitative approach using multiple single parameters versus visual assessment in dobutamine stress echocardiography
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Jelena Celutkiene
- Diana Zakarkaite
- Aleksandras Laucevicius
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2012
- Article: 31
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Quantification of echodensities in tuberculous pericardial effusion using fractal geometry: a proof of concept study
Authors
- Mpiko Ntsekhe
- Bongani M Mayosi
- Tawanda Gumbo
- Content type: Technical notes
- Open Access
- Published: 28 July 2012
- Article: 30
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Effects of ultrasound and ultrasound contrast agent on vascular tissue
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Steven C Wood
- Sible Antony
- Gerald R Harris
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 July 2012
- Article: 29
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Left atrial pathological degeneration assessed by integrated backscatter transesophageal echocardiography as a predictor of progression to persistent atrial fibrillation: Results from a prospective study of three-years follow-up
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Tomoki Kubota
- Masanori Kawasaki
- Shinya Minatoguchi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 June 2012
- Article: 28
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Real Time 3D echocardiography (RT3D) for assessment of ventricular and vascular function in hypertensive and heart failure patients
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Maria Chiara Scali
- Massimiliano Basso
- Rosa Sicari
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 June 2012
- Article: 27
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Left ventricular twist is load-dependent as shown in a large animal model with controlled cardiac load
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Roman A’roch
- Ulf Gustafsson
- Michael Haney
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 June 2012
- Article: 26
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Wait, treat and see: echocardiographic monitoring of brain-dead potential donors with stunned heart
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Marilena Casartelli
- Tonino Bombardini
- Francesco Procaccio
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 June 2012
- Article: 25
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Can echocardiographic particle image velocimetry correctly detect motion patterns as they occur in blood inside heart chambers? A validation study using moving phantoms
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Christian Prinz
- Reka Faludi
- Jens-Uwe Voigt
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2012
- Article: 24
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Peak longitudinal strain most accurately reflects myocardial segmental viability following acute myocardial infarction - an experimental study in open-chest pigs
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Erling Aarsæther
- Assami Rösner
- Rolf Busund
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2012
- Article: 23
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Left ventricular strain and peak systolic velocity: responses to controlled changes in load and contractility, explored in a porcine model
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Roman A’roch
- Ulf Gustafsson
- Michael Haney
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 May 2012
- Article: 22
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Detection of coronary microembolization by Doppler ultrasound in patients with stable angina pectoris during percutaneous coronary interventions under an adjunctive antithrombotic therapy with abciximab: design and rationale of the High Intensity Transient Signals ReoPro (HITS-RP) study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Daniel Kretzschmar
- Christian Jung
- Markus Ferrari
- Content type: Hypothesis
- Open Access
- Published: 21 May 2012
- Article: 21
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The impact of aging and atherosclerotic risk factors on transthoracic coronary flow reserve in subjects with normal coronary angiography
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Maurizio Galderisi
- Fausto Rigo
- Eugenio Picano
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 May 2012
- Article: 20
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Fetal cardiac muscle contractility decreases with gestational age: a color-coded tissue velocity imaging study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Nina Elmstedt
- Kjerstin Ferm-Widlund
- Magnus Westgren
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 May 2012
- Article: 19
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Erratum to: Visualization of the intracavitary blood flow in systemic ventricles of Fontan patients by contrast echocardiography using particle image velocimetry
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Konstantinos Lampropoulos
- Werner Budts
- Joost P van Melle
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 26 April 2012
- Article: 18
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Value of segmental myocardial strain by 2-dimensional strain echocardiography for assessment of scar area induced in a rat model of myocardial infarction
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Shu-sheng Liao
- Qin-yun Ruan
- Lei Yan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 April 2012
- Article: 17
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Percutaneous treatment of patients with heart diseases: selection, guidance and follow-up. A review
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Carla Contaldi
- Maria-Angela Losi
- Sandro Betocchi
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 27 March 2012
- Article: 16
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Acute regional improvement of myocardial function after interventional transfemoral aortic valve replacement in aortic stenosis: A speckle tracking echocardiography study
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Sebastian Schattke
- Gerd Baldenhofer
- Fabian Knebel
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 March 2012
- Article: 15
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Real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in daily practice: initial experience
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ashraf M Anwar
- Youssef FM Nosir
- Hassan Chamsi-Pasha
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 March 2012
- Article: 14
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Physiological aspects of the determination of comprehensive arterial inflows in the lower abdomen assessed by Doppler ultrasound
Authors
- Takuya Osada
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 26 March 2012
- Article: 13
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Spatial orientation of cross-sectional images of coronary arteries: point of view in intracoronary imaging
Authors
- Troels Thim
- Erling Falk
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 March 2012
- Article: 12
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Could successful cryoballoon ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation prevent progressive left atrial remodeling?
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Tamás Erdei
- Mónika Dénes
- Mária Lengyel
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 March 2012
- Article: 11
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Prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in European populations based on cross-validated diagnostic thresholds
Authors (first, second and last of 17)
- Malgorzata Kloch-Badelek
- Tatiana Kuznetsova
- the European Project On Genes in Hypertension (EPOGH) Investigators
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 March 2012
- Article: 10
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No relationship between left ventricular radial wall motion and longitudinal velocity and the extent and severity of noncompaction cardiomyopathy
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Kadir Caliskan
- Osama I Soliman
- Marcel L Geleijnse
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 March 2012
- Article: 9
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Preliminary clinical study of left ventricular myocardial strain in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy by three-dimensional speckle tracking imaging
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Fengxia Duan
- Mingxing Xie
- Qian Fu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 March 2012
- Article: 8
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Uncommon acquired Gerbodedefect following extensive bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Hélder Dores
- João Abecasis
- Miguel Mendes
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 23 February 2012
- Article: 7
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Single beat 3D echocardiography for the assessment of right ventricular dimension and function after endurance exercise: Intraindividual comparison with magnetic resonance imaging
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Sebastian Schattke
- Moritz Wagner
- Fabian Knebel
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 February 2012
- Article: 6
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Visualization of the intracavitary blood flow in systemic ventricles of Fontan patients by contrast echocardiography using particle image velocimetry
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Konstantinos Lampropoulos
- Werner Budts
- Joost P van Melle
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 February 2012
- Article: 5
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Novel echocardiographic techniques to assess left atrial size, anatomy and function
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Matteo Cameli
- Matteo Lisi
- Sergio Mondillo
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 February 2012
- Article: 4
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Relation of mitral valve morphology and motion to mitral regurgitation severity in patients with mitral valve prolapse
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Mario Sénéchal
- Nicolas Michaud
- Pierre Voisine
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 January 2012
- Article: 3
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Shortening of atrioventricular delay at increased atrial paced heart rates improves diastolic filling and functional class in patients with biventricular pacing
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Reza Rafie
- Salima Qamruddin
- Tasneem Z Naqvi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 January 2012
- Article: 2
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Manual correction of semi-automatic three-dimensional echocardiography is needed for right ventricular assessment in adults; validation with cardiac magnetic resonance
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ellen Ostenfeld
- Marcus Carlsson
- Johan Holm
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 January 2012
- Article: 1