Objective—Multidetector-row CT (MDCT) and contrast-enhanced echocardiography (CEE)
are being increasingly used for assessment of left ventricular (LV) function. Excellent spatial …

SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF B-MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, the instrumentation and
applications of echocardiography have expanded rapidly. In the early 1990s, von Ramm …

Introduction 3. Non invasive evaluation of LV systolic dysfunction 3.1. Role of
Echocardiography 3.2. Role of MRI 4. Non invasive evaluation of LV diastolic dysfunction …

Echocardiography is essential in the initial assessment of suspected cardiomyopathy, but a
multimodality approach can improve diagnostics and management. CMR allows for accurate …

Echocardiography with Doppler is the most commonly performed non-invasive cardiac
imaging test in patients with suspected or documented heart failure (HF), and plays a pivotal …

Recent advances in echocardiography and CMRI allow a better understanding of
myocardial mechanics and composition as well as accurate assessment of ventricular …

Cardiomyopathy is an intrinsic structural disorder of the myocardium that may result in
ventricular dysfunction and can progress to clinical heart failure. Non-invasive imaging …

Background Accurate quantification of left ventricular (LV) volumes [end-diastolic volume
(EDV) and end-systolic volume (ESV)] and ejection fraction (EF) is of critical importance. The …

—Shakespeare (1) From perhaps the earliest description of diastole—“the atria or filling
chambers contract together while the pumping chambers or ventricles are relaxing and vice …

In order to assess the incidence of valvular regurgitation in dilated cardiomyopathy, 26
patients, aged 32 to 61 years, were prospectively studied by two-dimensional …