Echocardiographic findings suggesting hemodynamic compromise can precede clinical deterioration in cardiac tamponade. We aim to validate echocardiographic predictors for tamponade and construct a simple imaging-based risk stratification model to guide prompt management plans.

Left atrial (LA) remodeling represents an integral marker of cardiac damage in aortic stenosis (AS). While the LA volume index (LAVi) reflects chronic pressure overload, left atrial reservoir strain (LARS) by speckle-tracking echocardiography detects early LA dysfunction.

Sensitive fetal prediction of acute neonatal compromise at birth following a prenatal diagnosis of dextro-transposition of the great arteries/intact ventricular septum (dTGA/IVS) remains challenging. Using a large multicenter prospectively collected cohort, we aimed to determine if fetal echocardiogram findings could sensitively and specifically predict neonatal hypoxia.

Multiple valve lesions involving concomitant moderate aortic stenosis (AS) and moderate mitral regurgitation (MR) remain poorly understood despite its increasing prevalence with population aging. We aimed to evaluate characteristics, mechanisms, cardiac remodeling, and clinical outcomes of MR in patients with concomitant moderate AS and moderate MR compared to each moderate and severe AS without […]

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is one of the most prevalent valvular heart diseases, and its diagnosis traditionally relies on Doppler echocardiography, which is subject to significant variability and technical challenges. We developed and externally validated MitralVision, a deep learning model for automated classification of clinically significant MR using single-view, B-mode echocardiographic loops.

Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) may face hidden cardiotoxicity undetectable by conventional echocardiography, yet may be related to the impaired cardiopulmonary fitness (CPF) commonly observed in CCS. High frame rate (HFR) echocardiography captures natural myocardial shear waves (SW) after mitral valve closure (MVC), providing insights into myocardial stiffness (MS), one of the main determinants […]

Spectral Doppler interrogation of the superior vena cava (SVC) and hepatic veins (HV) provides important insight into right-heart filling dynamics. Under normal conditions, venous flow patterns in both conduits are generally similar, reflecting their shared dependence on fluctuations in right atrial (RA) pressure. However, SVC and HV waveforms are not identical, as they are modulated by […]