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The impact of upright posture on left ventricular deformation in athletes
Besides LV ejection fraction (LVEF), global longitudinal strain (GLS) and global myocardial work index (GWI) are increasingly important for the...
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Effect of maximum exercise on left ventricular deformation and its correlation with cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in competitive athletes
BackgroundGlobal longitudinal strain (GLS) and global myocardial work index (GWI) allow early detection of subclinical changes in left ventricular...
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Effects of diabetes mellitus on left ventricular function and deformation in patients with restrictive cardiomyopathies: a 3.0T CMR feature tracking study
BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common metabolic disease worldwide and a major risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events, while the...
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Impact of pretransplant T2DM on left ventricular deformation and myocardial perfusion in heart transplanted recipients: a 3.0 T cardiac magnetic resonance study
BackgroundPretransplant type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality after heart transplant...
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Significant dependency of left atrial strain on left ventricular longitudinal motion
BackgroundThe effects of left ventricular longitudinal function on the left atrial strain, including the left atrial reservoir function, have not...
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Impaired left ventricular deformation and ventricular-arterial coupling in post-COVID-19: association with autonomic dysregulation
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has extended implications namely the long COVID-19 syndrome. We assessed over-time changes in left ventricular (LV)...
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Evaluation of right ventricular myocardial deformation properties in fetal hypoplastic left heart by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography
PurposeRight ventricular (RV) function influences the outcome of hypoplastic left heart (HLH) patients. This study aimed to confirm the assumption of...
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The effect of significant weight loss after bariatric surgery on echocardiographic indices: an observational study focusing on left ventricular deformation by 2D speckle echocardiography and right ventricular size
BackgroundObesity is a known risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiac disease.
HypothesisThis study evaluated the effect of significant weight...
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Subclinical left ventricular deformation and microvascular dysfunction in T2DM patients with and without peripheral neuropathy: assessed by 3.0 T cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
BackgroundDiabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) has been shown to be independently associated with cardiovascular events and mortality. This study...
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Prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging parameters in left ventricular noncompaction with left ventricular dysfunction
BackgroundCardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has been used to diagnose and risk-stratify patients with left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC). The...
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Association between cardiac magnetic resonance ventricular strain and left ventricular thrombus in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
BackgroundMyocardial strain can analyze early myocardial dysfunction after myocardial infarction (MI). However, the correlation between left...
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Left atrial and left ventricular strain dynamics with echocardiography in asymptomatic children with mitral regurgitation
Left atrial (LA) dilatation is a strong predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Strain parameters evaluating LA functions have gained...
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The worsening effect of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation on left ventricular function and deformation in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a 3.0 T cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking study
BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular death, overall mortality and heart failure in patients with...
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Hemoglobin A1c in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with preserved ejection fraction is an independent predictor of left ventricular myocardial deformation and tissue abnormalities
BackgroundEarly detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is essential for preventing heart...
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Ventricular-atrial coupling in subjects with normal, preserved, and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: insights from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
ObjectivesTo assess the correlation between LA and LV strain measurements in different clinical scenarios and evaluate to what extent LA deformation...
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Left ventricular global longitudinal strain can detect subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in adult patients with primary nephrotic syndrome
It has been shown that there is an increased risk of cardiovascular events such as heart failure and death in nephrotic syndrome. Left ventricle...
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Left atrial strain parameters derived by echocardiography are impaired in patients with acute myocarditis and preserved systolic left ventricular function
Purpose : Data derived by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) feature tracking suggest that not only left ventricular but also left atrial function is...
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Fetal left and right ventricular strain parameters using speckle tracking in congenital heart diseases
Assessment of fetal ventricular function is mostly subjective, and currently, for the objective assessment left ventricular shortening fraction is...
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Echocardiographic Differentiation of Pericardial Constriction and Left Ventricular Restriction
Purpose of ReviewOverlap** hemodynamics in constrictive pericarditis (CP) and restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) often pose difficulties in...
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Left atrial conduit strain derived from cardiac magnetic resonance is an independent predictor of left ventricular reverse remodeling in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy
BackgroundIn some patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM), left ventricular (LV) function improves with medical assistance, resulting in left...
