Background A number of anterior chest wall deformities, most notably pectus excavatum
(PE), may have a detrimental effect on cardiac motion and function. Interpretation of …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by clustered age-independent concentric left
ventricular (LV) geometry, geometry-independent systolic dysfunction and age and heart …

The performance of a typical solar energy-based system can be improved by accurately
modeling the current versus voltage characteristics of the involved solar cells. However …

Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is a non-reversible process that occurs following acute or chronic
myocardial damage. MF worsens myocardial deformation, remodels the heart and raises …

Background Obesity is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and affects the
human population. This study aimed to evaluate left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in obese …

Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a myocardial disorder that is characterised by structural
and functional abnormalities of the heart muscle in the absence of hypertension, valvular …

Heart transplantation (HT) is the mainstream therapy for end-stage heart disease. However,
the cardiac graft function can be affected by several factors. It is important to monitor HT …

Pulmonary regurgitation usually leads to right heart dilatation and eventually right heart
dysfunction, which is associated with a poor prognosis. Transcatheter pulmonary valve …

Acromegaly is an uncommon systematic endocrine disease caused by the hypersecretion of
human growth hormone and, consequently, of insulin-like growth factor-1 during adulthood …

Left ventricular (LV) non-compaction (LVNC) is a rare genetic cardiomyopathy due to
abnormal intra-uterine arrest of compaction of the myocardial fibers during endomyocardial …