Hypertension remains a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The
measurement of blood pressure continues to have pitfalls related to both physiological …

Highlights•Good reproducibility, repeatability, and reliability are essential for echo studies.•
Straightforward statistical evaluation can improve echocardiography practice.•A free online …

Abstract Aims The present Euro-Filling report aimed at comparing the diagnostic accuracy of
the 2009 and 2016 echocardiographic grading algorithms for predicting invasively …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest cardiac rhythm disorder. Evaluation of patients with
AF requires an electrocardiogram, but imaging techniques should be considered for defining …

Subclinical thyroid dysfunction comprises subclinical hypothyroidism (SHypo), defined as
elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) by normal free thyroxine (FT4), and subclinical …

Several recent technical advances in cardiac ultrasound allow data to be acquired at a very
high frame rate. Retrospective gating, plane/diverging wave imaging, and multiline transmit …

BACKGROUND: Indications for prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
implantation in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) are based on left …

Background The gut microbiota represents a potential treatment target in heart failure (HF)
through microbial metabolites such as trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and systemic …

Background In critically ill patients, changes in the velocity-time integral (VTI) of the left
ventricular outflow tract, measured by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), are often used …

Arterial hypertension (HTN) accounts for the largest amount of attributable cardiovascular
(CV) mortality worldwide, and risk stratification in hypertensive patients is of crucial …