Prognostic value of right ventricular longitudinal strain in patients with COVID-19

Y Li, H Li, S Zhu, Y Xie, B Wang, L He, D Zhang… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - jacc.org
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether right ventricular longitudinal
strain (RVLS) was independently predictive of higher mortality in patients with coronavirus …

Right ventricular function in chronic heart failure: From the diagnosis to the therapeutic approach

F Monitillo, V Di Terlizzi, MI Gioia, R Barone… - Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is growing attention for the study of the right ventricle in cardiovascular disease and in
particular in heart failure. In this clinical setting, right ventricle dysfunction is a significant …

Strain imaging: an everyday tool for the perioperative echocardiographer

MJ Benson, N Silverton, C Morrissey… - Journal of Cardiothoracic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Strain analysis allows for global and regional analysis of myocardial function and has been
shown to be an independent predictor of outcomes after cardiac surgery. Strain imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of nonlongitudinal motion components in right ventricular function: three-dimensional echocardiographic study in healthy volunteers

BK Lakatos, Y Nabeshima, M Tokodi, Y Nagata… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Global right ventricular (RV) function is determined by the interplay of different
motion components related to the myofiber architecture, and the relative importance of these …

Right ventricular global longitudinal strain and outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

S Lejeune, C Roy, V Ciocea, A Slimani… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Prognostic value of right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain in a large cohort of outpatients with left-side heart disease

M Gavazzoni, LP Badano, E Vizzardi… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims Right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain (RVFWLS) has been proposed as an
accurate and sensitive measure of right ventricular function that could integrate other …

Echocardiographic parameters associated with recovery in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

MA Shah, MA Soofi, Z Jafary, A Alhomrani… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The study aims to determine the clinical and echocardiographic parameters of
patients with recovered heart failure (HFrecEF). Methodology Sixty‐seven patients (cases) …

Imaging and patient selection for transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions

MG Winkel, N Brugger, OK Khalique, C Gräni… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
With the emergence of transcatheter solutions for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation (TR)
increased attention has been directed to the once neglected tricuspid valve (TV) complex …

Comparison of echocardiographic parameters with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of right ventricular function

P Agasthi, CJ Chao, RJ Siegel, SH Pujari… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The right ventricle (RV) strain measured by speckle tracking (RVS) is an
echocardiographic parameter used to assess RV function. We compared RVS to RV …

Speckle tracking-derived left atrial stiffness predicts clinical outcome in heart failure patients with reduced to mid-range ejection fraction

I Bytyçi, FL Dini, A Bajraktari, NR Pugliese… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background and Aim: Left atrial stiffness (LASt) is an important marker of cardiac function,
especially in patients with heart failure (HF); it explains symptoms on the basis of pressure …