J Cardiovascular Ultrasound
- Left atrial strain in patients without cardiovascular disease: uncovering influencing and related factorsby José Francisco Forteza-Albertí, Yolanda Rico, Alfonso Leiva, Pere Pericas, Francisco Gual-Capllonch, Lisandro Rivas-Catoni, Laura Gutiérrez García-Moreno, Antonio Rodríguez Fernández and Vicente Peral Disdier on November 7, 2024 at 12:00 am
Despite its proven prognostic value in different contexts, the precise implications of left atrial strain (LAS) assessment throughout different phases of the atrial cycle remain uncertain. A direct correlation...
- Left atrial function during exercise stress echocardiography as a sign of paroxysmal/persistent atrial fibrillationby Angela Zagatina, Quirino Ciampi, Jesus Vazquez Peteiro, Elena Kalinina, Irina Begidova, Ratnasari Padang, Alla Boshchenko, Elisa Merli, Matteo Lisi, Hugo Rodriguez-Zanella, Sergio Kobal, Gergely Agoston, Albert Varga, Karina Wierzbowska-Drabik, Jarosław D. Kasprzak, Rosina Arbucci… on November 4, 2024 at 12:00 am
Atrial cardiomyopathy is closely associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), and some patients exhibit no dysfunction at rest but demonstrate evident changes in left atrial (LA) function and LA volume during exe...
- 'Color Doppler stripes’ make it difficult to diagnose the severity of valvular heart diseases: a report of two casesby Yuichi Baba, Yuri Ochi, Juri Kawaguchi, Azumi Takiishi, Daigo Hirakawa, Toru Kubo, Naohito Yamasaki and Hiroaki Kitaoka on October 7, 2024 at 12:00 am
Echocardiography remains the reference-standard imaging technique for assessing valvular heart disease (VHD), but artifacts like the ‘color Doppler stripe’ can complicate diagnosis. This artifact is not widely...
- Effects of smoking cessation on endothelial function as assessed by flow-mediated total dilationby Naoki Okuyama, Kazuo Fukumoto, Yasuhiko Takemoto, Takeshi Yamauchi, Ayako Makuuchi, Hiroki Namikawa, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Yoshihiro Tochino, Yasuhiro Izumiya, Daiju Fukuda and Taichi Shuto on August 14, 2024 at 12:00 am
In assessing the effects of smoking cessation on endothelial function, low-flow-mediated constriction (L-FMC) may provide complementary information to flow-mediated dilation (FMD). However, the value of flow-m...
- Ultrasound enhancing agents in cardiovascular imaging: expanding horizons beyond coronary arteriesby Arif Albulushi, Feng Xie and Thomas R. Porter on August 8, 2024 at 12:00 am
From its inception as a two-dimensional snapshot of the beating heart, echocardiography has become an indelible part of cardiovascular diagnostics. The integration of ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) marks a...