A new integrated approach to cardiac mechanics: reference values for normal left ventricle

G Faganello, D Collia, S Furlotti, L Pagura… - … International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The association between left ventricular (LV) myocardial deformation and hemodynamic
forces is still mostly unexplored. The normative values and the effects of demographic and …

Reference ranges of left ventricular hemodynamic forces in healthy adults: a speckle-tracking echocardiographic study

F Ferrara, F Capuano, R Cocchia, B Ranieri… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The normal limits of left ventricular (LV) hemodynamic forces (HDFs) are not
exactly known. The aim of this study was to explore the full spectrum of HDF parameters in …

Surrogate models provide new insights on metrics based on blood flow for the assessment of left ventricular function

D Collia, G Libero, G Pedrizzetti, V Ciriello - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Recent developments on the grading of cardiac pathologies suggest flow-related metrics for
a deeper evaluation of cardiac function. Blood flow evaluation employs space-time resolved …

Prognostic value of echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac mechanics in patients with aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

G Faganello, L Pagura, D Collia, G Barbati… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Left ventricular ejection function (LVEF) is not reliable in identifying subtle systolic
dysfunction. Speckle Tracking (ST) plays a promising role and hemodynamic forces (HDFs) …

Comparative analysis of left ventricle function and deformation imaging in short and long axis plane in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

O Werner, D Martins, F Bertini, E Bennati… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Advancements in cardiac imaging have revolutionized our understanding of
ventricular contraction. While ejection fraction (EF) is still the gold standard parameter to …