Aims The aim of the present multicentre study was to analyse a large cohort of healthy
subjects and patients with a common condition such as heart failure (HF) with the purpose of …

Background—In heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction, right ventricular (RV)
impairment, as defined by reduced tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, is a predictor …

The assessment of right ventricular (RV) function still remains a challenge. Two‐dimensional
(2D) speckle tracking has recently been proposed to evaluate right ventricular function by …

Highlights•RV function echocardiographic assessment plays a key role in many clinical
settings.•Normal parameters for evaluation are quite accurate for assessment of RV …

In daily clinical practice, LV systolic function is routinely assessed with the use of two‐
dimensional echocardiography. Using biplane LV end‐diastolic and end‐systolic volumes …

Background Right ventricular (RV) strain has emerged as an accurate tool for RV function
assessment and is a powerful predictor of survival in patients with heart failure with reduced …

The number of studies demonstrating the importance of right ventricular remodelling in a
wide range of cardiovascular diseases has increased in the past two decades. Speckle …

Background Myocardial strain imaging is a sensitive echocardiographic technique for
identifying ventricular dysfunction. The aim of this study was to describe a reference range …

Background The purpose of this meta-analysis was to confirm if the global longitudinal
systolic function of the left ventricle (LV) is altered in patients with heart failure with …

Myocardial deformation imaging is a very attractive clinical tool for the assessment of right
ventricular (RV) systolic performance, providing incremental diagnostic and prognostic …