Myocardial tissue tracking imaging techniques have been developed for a more accurate
evaluation of myocardial deformation (ie strain), with the potential to overcome the …

Left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) is a simple measure of global systolic function
that pervades the risk evaluation and management of many cardiovascular diseases …

ESC Guidelines e341 (1) the specific situation of the patient. In this respect, it is specified
that, unless otherwise provided for by national regulations, offlabel use of medication should …

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been developed for echocardiography,–, although it has not yet
been tested with blinding and randomization. Here we designed a blinded, randomized non …

Accurate assessment of cardiac function is crucial for the diagnosis of cardiovascular
disease, screening for cardiotoxicity and decisions regarding the clinical management of …

Abstract Aims This European Association Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Expert
Consensus document aims at defining the main quantitative information on cardiac structure …

Cardiotoxicity is a relatively frequent and potentially serious side effect of traditional and
targeted cancer therapies. Both general measures and specific pharmacologic …

Strain-based imaging techniques (and specifically speckle-tracking echocardiography) have
been shown to have clinical utility in a variety of settings. This technique is being embraced …

Abstract Aim Cardiotoxicity (CTox) is a major side effect of cancer therapies, but uniform
diagnostic criteria to guide clinical and research practices are lacking. Methods and results …

Advances in speckle-tracking echocardiography allowed the rise of deformation imaging as
a feasible, robust, and valuable tool for clinical routine. The global or segmental …