Echocardiography is increasingly recommended for the diagnosis and assessment of
patients with severe cardiac disease, including acute heart failure. Although previously …

Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is evolving as a useful echocardiographic tool for quantitative
assessment of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function. Recent studies have …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) feature-tracking–derived global longitudinal strain (GLS) in a large …

Background—Preterm birth leads to an early switch from fetal to postnatal circulation before
completion of left ventricular in utero development. In animal studies, this results in an …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to ascertain if left ventricular mitral annulus velocities
measured by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) are more powerful predictors of outcome …

Aims Early detection of diabetic heart disease is important for the timely interventions
resulting in the prevention for the future development of heart failure. Subclinical left …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to compare the efficacy of biventricular pacing (BIV) at
the most delayed wall of the left ventricle (LV) and at other LV walls. Background …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that, when measured in the long axis, left ventricular
systolic function is abnormal in patients with diastolic heart failure. Design: A case–control …

Background The use of echocardiography in the critically ill presents specific challenges.
However, information of direct relevance to clinical management can be obtained relating to …

Diastolic function is determined by the passive elastic properties of the left ventricle
interacting with the active process of relaxation. Abnormalities of the passive elastic …