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Validation of the MEDIA echo score for the prognosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
There is currently no widely used prognostic score in heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The MEDIA echo score, including four variables (pulmonary arterial systolic pressure > 40 mmH...
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68Ga-DOTATOC digital-PET imaging of inflammatory cell infiltrates in myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathies requiring more monitoring for less atrial fibrillation-related complications: a clustering analysis based on the French registry on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (REMY)
Defining the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients is an important clinical and prognostic challenge. The aim of this study is to determine HCM phenogroups with differe...
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Association between right-sided cardiac function and ultrasound-based pulmonary congestion on acutely decompensated heart failure: findings from a pooled analysis of four cohort studies
Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and RV–pulmonary artery (PA) uncoupling are associated with the development of pulmonary congestion during exercise. However, there is limited information regarding the assoc...
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Subclinical ventricular dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at higher risk for having underdiagnosed heart failure, however there are no recommendations regarding echocardiographic screening. We aimed to determine the prevale...
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Open AccessHead-to-head comparison of clustering methods for heterogeneous data: a simulation-driven benchmark
The choice of the most appropriate unsupervised machine-learning method for “heterogeneous” or “mixed” data, i.e. with both continuous and categorical variables, can be challenging. Our aim was to examine the ...
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Association of estimated plasma volume status with hemodynamic and echocardiographic parameters
Estimated plasma volume status (ePVS) has diagnostic and prognostic value in patients with heart failure (HF). However, it remains unclear which congestion markers (i.e., biological, imaging, and hemodynamic m...
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Open AccessFeasibility, reproducibility and diagnostic usefulness of right ventricular strain by 2-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in ARDS patients: the ARD strain study
Right ventricular (RV) function evaluation by echocardiography is key in the management of ICU patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), however, it remains challenging. Quantification of RV de...
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Vertebral fracture prevalence and measurement of the scanographic bone attenuation coefficient on CT-scan in patients with systemic sclerosis
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Reproducibility of echocardiographic assessment of 2D-derived longitudinal strain parameters in a population-based study (the STANISLAS Cohort study)
Global peak systolic longitudinal strain (PLS) derived from speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a widely used left ventricular deformation parameter. Modern ultrasound systems with improved temporal res...
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Open AccessCorrection: Corrigendum: Prognostic value of pulmonary congestion assessed by lung ultrasound imaging during heart failure hospitalisation: A two-centre cohort study
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Open AccessCardiac remodeling following reperfused acute myocardial infarction is linked to the concomitant evolution of vascular function as assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Left ventricular (LV) remodeling following acute myocardial infarction (MI) is difficult to predict at an individual level although a possible interfering role of vascular function has yet to be considered to ...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of pulmonary congestion assessed by lung ultrasound imaging during heart failure hospitalisation: A two-centre cohort study
Pulmonary congestion assessed at discharge by lung ultrasonography predicts poor prognosis in heart failure (HF) patients. We investigated the association of B-lines with indices of hemodynamic congestion [BNP...
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Temporal deformation pattern in acute and late phases of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: incremental value of longitudinal post-systolic strain to assess myocardial viability
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Open AccessMid-term results of 150 TAVI comparing apical versus femoral approaches
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Assessment of right ventricular functional recovery after acute myocardial infarction by 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography
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Open Access3D transesophageal echocardiography is a decision-making tool for the management of cardiogenic shock following a large postinfarction ventricular defect
Postinfarction ventricular septal defect (PIVSD) is a devastating mechanical complication following acute myocardial infarction. The management of this pathology is quite challenging, especially in case of com...
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Open AccessDynamic changes in myocardial architecture after reperfused acute myocardial infarction (AMI): insights from the prospective REMI study (REmodeling after Myocardial Infarction)
