Echocardiography is a key evaluation tool for the diagnosis, prognosis, and guidance of
interventional management of numerous cardiovascular conditions, including ischaemia …

Background High-frame rate blood speckle tracking (BST) echocardiography is a new
technique for the assessment of intracardiac flow. The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

Blood speckle tracking echocardiography (BSTE) is a new, promising 4D flow ultrafast non-
focal plane imaging technique. The aim of the present investigation is to provide a review …

Aims Left ventricular (LV) blood flow is determined by intraventricular pressure gradients
(IVPG). Changes in blood flow initiate remodelling and precede functional decline. Novel …

Background A vortex is a rotational fluid structure formed by shearing of fluid layers. It forms
during diastole in the left ventricle (LV) and helps redirect flow to the LV outflow tract for …

Objective Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is associated with structural
and functional left ventricular changes. We compared intracardiac vortices between patients …

Investigations of ventricular flow patterns during mechanical circulatory support are limited to
in vitro flow models or in silico simulations, which cannot fully replicate the complex anatomy …

Einführung: Der Anteil kryptogener kardioembolischer Schlaganfälle an allen ischämischen
Schlaganfällen beträgt ca. 30-40%. Das linke Vorhofohr (LAA) wurde hierbei häufig als …

A left ventricular assist device is a mechanical pump implanted in patients with heart failure
that continuously takes blood from the left ventricle and delivers it to the aorta, thus …

LVAD implantation is an established treatment option for patients suffering heart failure (HF),
both as bridge-to-transplantation and destination therapy. Despite the widespread clinical …