The recommendations listed in this guideline are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
initial extensive evidence review, which included literature derived from research involving …

Aim This executive summary of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy clinical practice guideline
provides recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to diagnose and manage …

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 …

Since the 2007 publication of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) guidelines
for stress echocardiography, 1 new information has become available about the …

2D (Two-dimensional), 3C (Three-chamber (apical long axis)), 3D (Three-dimensional), 4C
(Four-chamber), 5C (Five-chamber), A2C (Apical two-chamber), A4C (Apical four-chamber) …

Initial reports from the 1960s describing the observations of ultrasound contrast
enhancement by tiny gaseous bubbles during echocardiographic examinations prompted …

Ejection fraction (EF) reflects both cardiac function and remodeling, and is widely
recognized as a valuable diagnostic and prognostic tool. Its use in a variety of settings …

Cardiac imaging has a pivotal role in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ischaemic
heart disease. SPECT is most commonly used for clinical myocardial perfusion imaging …

After the protocol-related indecisive clinical trial of Oxygent, a perfluorooctylbromide/
phospholipid nanoemulsion, in cardiac surgery, that often unduly assigned the observed …

Cancer therapy can be associated with both cardiac and vascular toxicity. Advanced multi-
modality imaging can be used to stratify patient risk, identify cardiovascular injury during and …