Cardiac imaging in liver transplantation candidates: current knowledge and future perspectives

Y Dimitroglou, C Aggeli, A Alexopoulou… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular dysfunction in cirrhotic patients is a recognized clinical entity commonly
referred to as cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. Systematic inflammation, autonomic dysfunction …

Cardiac time intervals by tissue Doppler imaging M-mode: normal values and association with established echocardiographic and invasive measures of systolic and …

T Biering-Sørensen, R Mogelvang, MC de Knegt… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To define normal values of the cardiac time intervals obtained by tissue Doppler
imaging (TDI) M-mode through the mitral valve (MV). Furthermore, to evaluate the …

Clinical value of myocardial performance index in patients with isolated diastolic dysfunction

JMG Fernandes, B de Oliveira Romão, IR Rivera… - Cardiovascular …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Aims The Doppler-derived myocardial performance index (MPI) has been
considered as a diagnostic and prognostic Doppler marker for many different clinical …

Right ventricular diastolic dysfunction after marathon run

Z Lewicka-Potocka, A Dąbrowska-Kugacka… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
It has been raised that marathon running may significantly impair cardiac performance.
However, the post-race diastolic function has not been extensively analyzed. We aimed to …

Estrogen therapy worsens cardiac function and remodeling and reverses the effects of exercise training after myocardial infarction in ovariectomized female rats

SA Almeida, ERG Claudio, V Mengal, GA Brasil… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
There is an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction
(MI) after menopause. However, the use of estrogen therapy (E2) remains controversial. The …

Evaluation of cardiac functions of cirrhotic children using serum brain natriuretic peptide and tissue Doppler imaging

AM Fattouh, MH El-Shabrawi… - Annals of Pediatric …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CCM) is described as the presence of cardiac
dysfunction in cirrhotic patients. In children with chronic liver disease, CCM has been very …

[HTML][HTML] Novel approach to assess cardiac function using systolic performance and myocardial performance indices from simultaneous electrocardiography and …

KRB Gicana, T Lertwanakarn… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background and Objective: Myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) progression entails
changes in the structural and functional properties of the heart affecting cardiac timings and …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac time intervals by tissue Doppler imaging M-mode echocardiography: reproducibility, reference values, association with clinical characteristics and …

T Biering-Sørensen - Danish Medical Bulletin (Online), 2016 - research.regionh.dk
BACKGROUND: The preservation of normal cardiac time intervals is intimately related to
normal cardiac physiology and function. In the ailing myocardium, the cardiac time intervals …

[PDF][PDF] Left ventricular myocardial performance index and its relationship with presystolic wave in prediabetic patients

M Akdoğan, M Karadeniz, T Sarak… - … Hekim Health Sci, 2021 - lokmanhekimhs.com
Methods: A total of 113 participants, that is, 59 prediabetic patients and 54 healthy
volunteers, aged 18–79 years, who applied to cardiology and endocrinology polyclinics …

Effects of an isolated complete right bundle branch block on mechanical ventricular function

Q Zhang, M Xue, Z Li, H Wang, L Zhu… - … of Ultrasound in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of an isolated complete
right bundle branch block on mechanical ventricular function. Methods Two groups of …