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Ultrasound evaluation of the cardiovascular system in offspring conceived through assisted reproductive technology
With the widespread application of assisted reproductive technology, the health issues of offspring conceived through assisted reproductive...
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Myocardial motion in acute ischemia: revealing invisible deformation by echocardiography
Echocardiography has been used clinically to assess regional myocardial wall motion for the diagnosis of acute myocardial ischemia or stress-induced...
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The relationship between endothelial-dependent flow-mediated dilation and diastolic function in type 2 diabetes
AimsDiastolic dysfunction represents the earliest and most common manifestation of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Nitric oxide (NO), a potent vasodilator...
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Echo Doppler Parameters of Diastolic Function
Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to highlight the echo Doppler parameters that form the cornerstone for the evaluation of diastolic...
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Assessment of left-ventricular diastolic function in pediatric intensive-care patients: a review of parameters and indications compared with those for adults
BackgroundThe incidence of diastolic heart failure has increased over time. The evaluation of left-ventricular diastolic function is complex,...
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Early hemodynamic changes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic stenosis measured by invasive pressure volume loop analysis
Replacement of a stenotic aortic valve reduces immediately the ventricular to aortic gradient and is expected to improve diastolic and systolic left...
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Myocardial performance imaging for the early identification of cardiac dysfunction in neonates with sepsis
PurposeThe assessment of cardiac performance in septic new-borns is crucial for detecting hemodynamic instability and predicting outcome. The aim of...
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Role of automated functional imaging and myocardial work in assessment of cardiac function in children with obstructive sleep apnea
BackgroundEarly identification of abnormal left ventricular function in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is difficult using conventional...
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In-ovo echocardiography for application in cardiovascular research
Preclinical cardiovascular research relies heavily on non-invasive in - vivo echocardiography in mice and rats to assess cardiac function and...
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Relationship between cardiac mechanical properties and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at rest in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors
The characterization of cardiac mechanical properties may contribute to better understanding of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Our study aims to...
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Treatment with recombinant Sirt1 rewires the cardiac lipidome and rescues diabetes-related metabolic cardiomyopathy
BackgroundMetabolic cardiomyopathy (MCM), characterized by intramyocardial lipid accumulation, drives the progression to heart failure with preserved...
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Autonomic cardiac function in children and adolescents with long COVID: a case-controlled study
Although the mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of long COVID condition are still debated, there is growing evidence that autonomic...
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Fetal hemodynamic changes and mitochondrial dysfunction in myocardium and brain tissues in response to anemia: a lesson from hemoglobin Bart’s disease
ObjectiveWhether or not the effects of anemia in the early phase, while the fetuses attempts to increase cardiac output to meet oxygen requirement in...
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Using 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography to localize the accessory pathway and evaluate cardiac function and dyssynchrony in pediatric patients with Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW) accessory pathway (AP) may be associated with reentry supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in addition to ventricular...
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Three-vessel coronary infusion of cardiosphere-derived cells for the treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in a pre-clinical pig model
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a major public health concern. Its outcome is poor and, as of today, barely any treatments...
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Early echocardiographic signs of cardiovascular affection in pediatric familial hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by defective low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors or...
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Investigation of coagulation and proteomics profiles in symptomatic feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and healthy control cats
BackgroundHypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a crucial heart disease in cats. The clinical manifestations of HCM comprise pulmonary edema, dyspnea,...
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Evaluation of extravascular lung water and cardiac function in normal vaginal delivery by intrapartum bedside ultrasound
BackgroundHealthy parturients may experience pulmonary edema and disturbed cardiac function during labor. We aimed to evaluate the extravascular lung...
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Evaluation of the Early Effects of Childhood Asthma and Its Treatment on Cardiac Function as Revealed by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography
There is minimal information available regarding the early effects of bronchial asthma (BA) and its treatment on cardiac function in children. We...
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Assessment of myocardial function in late preterm and term infants with transient tachypnea of the newborn using tissue Doppler imaging - a pilot observational study
The aim of this study was to compare conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography parameters between transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) and...
