J Cardiovascular Ultrasound
- MAD or MADness?by Francesco Fulvio Faletra, Giuseppe Sgarito, Francesca Parisi, Eluisa La Franca, Massimiliano Mulè, Alessandra Carvelli, Giovanni Di Stefano, Rita Laura Borrello, Vincenzo Nuzzi, Paolo Manca and Manlio Cipriani on February 17, 2025 at 12:00 am
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common condition affecting approximately 3% of the population, typically with a benign clinical course. However, a small subset of patients (5–10%) may develop severe mitral re...
- Patients with chronic heart failure and predominant left atrial versus left ventricular myopathyby Xuanyi Jin, Wan Ting Tay, Dinna Soon, David Sim, Seet Yoong Loh, Sheldon Lee, Fazlur Jaufeerally, Lieng Hsi Ling, A. Mark Richards, Adriaan A. Voors, Carolyn S. P. Lam and Joost P. van Melle on February 3, 2025 at 12:00 am
Left atrial (LA) and ventricular (LV) functional impairment often co-exist in patients with heart failure (HF). However, some patients with HF have a disproportionate LA or LV dysfunction. We aimed to characte...
- Right ventricular myocardial work: proof-of-concept for the assessment of pressure-strain loops of patients with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertensionby Bárbara Lacerda Teixeira, Francisco Albuquerque, Raquel Santos, André Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalheiro, João Reis, Luis Almeida Morais, Tânia Mano, Pedro Rio, Ana Teresa Timoteo, Rui Cruz Ferreira and Ana Galrinho on January 3, 2025 at 12:00 am
Right ventricular myocardial work (RVMW) assessed by transthoracic echocardiography allows to study the right ventricular (RV) function using RV pressure-strain loops. The assessment of these novel indexes of ...
- Left atrial dysfunction relates to symptom onset in patients affected by severe degenerative mitral regurgitationby Giacomo Ingallina, Gabriele Paci, Davide Margonato, Leonardo Italia, Francesco Ancona, Stefano Stella, Federico Biondi, Annamaria Tavernese, Martina Belli, Monica Barki, Michele Morosato, Jennifer Wong, Massimo Slavich, Alessandro Castiglioni, Michele De Bonis, Francesco Maisano… on December 2, 2024 at 12:00 am
Left atrium (LA) is far from simply being a passive connection chamber between left ventricle and the pulmonary circulation. In patients affected by mitral regurgitation (MR) an impairment in LA compliance and...
- 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...