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The interplay of collagen, macrophages, and microcalcification in atherosclerotic plaque cap rupture mechanics
The rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque cap overlying a lipid pool and/or necrotic core can lead to thrombotic cardiovascular events. In essence,...
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: impact on left atrial deformation indices
BackgroundPercutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is an accepted alternative to thromboprophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation...
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Association of uncertain significance genetic variants with myocardial mechanics and morphometrics in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
BackgroundCareful interpretation of the relation between phenotype changes of the heart and gene variants detected in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is...
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Potential prognostic impact of left-ventricular global longitudinal strain in analysis of whole-heart myocardial mechanics in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) feature-tracking (FT) has an important diagnostic role in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM). To date, the...
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Myocardial mechanics and cardiac biomarkers in adults with severe anorexia nervosa
BackgroundAnorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with left ventricular (LV) atrophy and unexplained sudden death. Myocardial mechanics have not been...
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Alterations in right ventricular mechanics in patients with Behcet’s disease
Manifest myocardial involvement is somewhat rare in patients with Behcet’s disease (BD), although echocardiographic studies suggest that subclinical...
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Development of a musculoskeletal shoulder model considering anatomic joint structures and soft-tissue deformation for dynamic simulation
The shoulder joint has a high degree of freedom and an extremely complex and unstable kinematic mechanism. Coordinated contraction of the rotator...
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Incremental diagnostic and prognostic utility of left atrial deformation in heart failure using speckle tracking echocardiography
Left atrium (LA) is a very important component of cardiovascular performance. The assessment of LA function has gathered the interest with expanding...
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Comparison of medial tibiofemoral joint mechanics between all-suture anchors and transtibial pullout technique for posterior medial meniscal root tears
BackgroundThe posterior medial meniscal root tear (PMMRT) seriously impacts the tibiofemoral joint biomechanics. Two available techniques for PMMRT...
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Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular mechanics in individuals with mitral valve prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis
PurposeDuring the last decade, a number of echocardiographic studies have employed speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) for assessing myocardial...
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Vertical changes in the hard tissues after space closure by miniscrew sliding mechanics: a three-dimensional modality analysis
ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate vertical changes in the maxillary central incisor and the maxillary first molar, along with alterations in...
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Impaired myocardial deformation persists at 2 years in offspring of mothers with diabetes mellitus
BackgroundA diabetic intrauterine environment has been proposed as a potential etiological mechanism for in utero programming of cardiac disease, and...
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Effects of tissue degradation by collagenase and elastase on the biaxial mechanics of porcine airways
BackgroundCommon respiratory illnesses, such as emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are characterized by connective tissue damage...
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The microtubule cytoskeleton in cardiac mechanics and heart failure
The microtubule network of cardiac muscle cells has unique architectural and biophysical features to accommodate the demands of the working heart....
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Evaluation of the relationship between diabetic retinopathy and left atrial deformation parameters
BackgroundLeft ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) may develop without coronary artery disease, hypertension (HT), or valvular pathologies in...
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The Role of Layer-Specific Residual Stresses in Arterial Mechanics: Analysis via a Novel Modelling Framework
The existence of residual stresses in unloaded arteries has long been known. However, their effect is often neglected in experimental studies. Using...
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Quantitative validation of two model-based methods for the correction of probe pressure deformation in ultrasound
PurposeThe acquisition of good quality ultrasound (US) images requires good acoustic coupling between the ultrasound probe and the patient’s skin. In...
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Left atrial deformation indices in β-thalassemia major patients
The presence of atrial cardiomyopathy in β-thalassemia major (β-TM) patients complicates their clinical condition. The diagnosis is challenging even...
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Impact of different degrees of left ventricular strain on left atrial mechanics in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
BackgroundImpairment of left atrial (LA) function is linked to left ventricle (LV) mechanics in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection...
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Multi-parametric speckle tracking analyses to characterize cardiac amyloidosis: a comparative study of systolic left ventricular longitudinal myocardial mechanics
Cardiac amyloidosis (CAM), the most common cardiac storage disease is associated with significant changes in left-ventricular (LV) morphology and...
