Relationship between longitudinal and radial contractility in subclinical diabetic heart disease

ZY Fang, R Leano, TH Marwick - Clinical science, 2004 - portlandpress.com
Subclinical left ventricular (LV) dysfunction may be identified by reduced longitudinal
contraction. We sought to define the effects of subclinical LV dysfunction on radial …

Myocardial contractile reserve on dobutamine echocardiography predicts late spontaneous improvement in cardiac function in patients with recent onset idiopathic …

TZ Naqvi, RK Goel, JS Forrester, RJ Siegel - Journal of the American …, 1999 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine whether identification of contractile
reserve with dobutamine would predict recovery of myocardial function during follow-up in …

The prognostic significance of restrictive diastolic filling associated with heart failure: a meta-analysis

GA Whalley, GD Gamble, RN Doughty - International journal of cardiology, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported that the presence of a restrictive filling
pattern (RFP) is associated with poor outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). These …

Prediction of short-term outcomes in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy referred for transplantation using standard echocardiography and strain imaging

R Jasaityte, M Dandel, H Lehmkuhl, R Hetzer - Transplantation …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the short-term prognostic value of echocardiography
including two-dimensional (2D) strain imaging in patients with end-stage idiopathic dilated …

Prognostic value of pulmonary hypertension in ambulatory patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

A Hirashiki, T Kondo, S Adachi, Y Nakano… - Circulation …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) because of left-sided heart disease carries a
poor prognosis. We investigated whether non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with …

Usefulness of left ventricular mass in predicting recovery of left ventricular systolic function in patients with symptomatic idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

TZ Naqvi, RK Goel, JS Forrester, RM Davidson… - The American journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Prognosis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) is variable. We determined the
prognostic value of left ventricular (LV) mass and systolic and diastolic function in patients …

[HTML][HTML] Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Cardiomyopathies: Current Status and Future Directions

L Trasca, MR Popescu, AC Popescu… - Reviews in …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Cardiomyopathies are a challenging pathology and echocardiography is essential for
diagnosis and prognosis. The most frequent cardiomyopathies are the dilated …

Effects of dobutamine on left ventricular shape and geometry: an easy way to detect the functional status of chronic heart failure in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

IA Paraskevaidis, T Dodouras, S Adamopoulos… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - Elsevier
Objective: Changes in left ventricular geometry and shape are prominent characteristics of
cardiomyopathy. The aim of this study was to investigate left ventricular geometry and shape …

Fonction diastolique ventriculaire gauche: physiologie, physiopathologie, évaluation, moyens thérapeutiques, incidences en anesthésie

JP Gékière, P Valat, P Gosse, Y Kabbani… - Annales françaises d' …, 1998 - Elsevier
Résumé La chirurgie cardiaque mise à part, la dysfonction aiguë de la diastole ventriculaire
gauche survient préférentiellement chez le sujet âgé. Elle représente actuellement 30 à …

Les facteurs pronostiques de l'insuffisance cardiaque chronique

G Roul, P Bareiss - Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie, 2001 - Elsevier
L'insuffisance cardiaque chronique (IC) est un syndrome clinique complexe dont l'incidence
va croissante et qui se caractrrise par une morbimortalit6 61evre. Si, dans les socirtrs …