J Cardiovascular Ultrasound
- '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...
- Ultrasound parameters of arteries and heart in normal fetusesby Guihong Chen, Pin Wang, Yanhong Zhang, Na Li, Liman Fu, Yu Chen, Xuna Geng, Yongfeng Han, Lu Qin, Bulang Gao, Tianxiao Yu and Jie Mi on July 29, 2024 at 12:00 am
Currently, no normal ultrasound data of the fetuses during the 20–40 gestation have been obtained for references of fetal growth and development. If such ultrasound data existed for prenatal diagnosis of possi...
- Correction: Longitudinal strain correlates with 6-minute walk distance whereas ejection fraction and diastolic parameters do notby John W. Petersen, Natalie Bracewell, Kevin M. Schneider, Joshua Latner, Shuang Yang and Yi Guo on July 5, 2024 at 12:00 am