Background—Data from single-center studies suggest that echocardiographic parameters of
mechanical dyssynchrony may improve patient selection for cardiac resynchronization …

Sixty-nine patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention within 12
hours after onset of acute myocardial infarction were randomized to receive intracoronary …

Myocardial Strain Measurement With 2-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography:
Definition of Normal Range Thomas H. Marwick, Rodel L. Leano, Joseph Brown, Jing-Ping …

Background—Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a primary cardiac neoplasm that is
increasingly detected by echocardiography. The clinical manifestations of this entity are not …

Hypertension is the most common cause of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy. However,
multiple causes can lead to LV hypertrophy, each of which has different histological and …

Aims Low serum albumin is common in patients with systolic heart failure and is associated
with increased mortality. However, the relationship between albumin and outcome in …

Quantification of regional function can be performed using Doppler tissue echocardiography
to evaluate myocardial velocity, tissue displacement, strain, and strain rate. Although these …

Background—Few data exist on the relation of the 3-dimensional morphology of mitral valve
and degree of mitral regurgitation (MR) in mitral valve prolapse. Methods and Results—Real …

BACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is currently indicated in patients
with moderate to severe heart failure, a wide QRS complex and significant left ventricular …

As the leading global risk for mortality, hypertension (HT) is a common healthcare problem
in the world. The total number of patients with HT is likely to grow in the next few decades as …