Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is the most prevalent heart valve disorder in developed
countries. It is characterized by progressive fibro-calcific remodelling and thickening of the …

A unique and highly versatile technique, stress echocardiography (SE) is increasingly
recognized for its utility in the evaluation of non-ischaemic heart disease. SE allows for …

Aims In patients with aortic stenosis (AS), risk stratification for aortic valve replacement
(AVR) relies mainly on valve-related factors, symptoms and co-morbidities. We sought to …

An important proportion of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) have a 'low-gradient'AS, ie a
small aortic valve area (AVA< 1.0 cm2) consistent with severe AS but a low mean …

Background: Echocardiographic determination of ejection fraction (EF) by manual tracing of
endocardial borders is time consuming and operator dependent, whereas visual …

Aims Left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) may identify subclinical myocardial
dysfunction in patients with aortic stenosis (AS). The aims of the present retrospective single …

Abstract Background In the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
guidelines, patients are considered to have true-severe stenosis when the mean gradient …

In recent years, the role of left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) as the gold standard
parameter for the evaluation of systolic function has been questioned, and many efforts have …

Highlights•The imager is an essential member of the Heart Team for the TAVR procedure.•
Echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice for the assessment of aortic valve …

Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a reliable imaging technique of recognized
clinical value in several settings. This method uses the motion of ultrasound backscatter …