Echocardiography represents a first level technique for the evaluation of coronary artery
disease (CAD) which supports clinicians in the diagnostic and prognostic workup of these …

Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in bone homeostasis and calcium metabolism. However,
recent research has indicated additional beneficial effects of vitamin D on the cardiovascular …

Over the last decades, significant advances have been achieved in the treatment of coronary
artery disease (CAD). Proper non-invasive diagnosis and appropriate management based …

Non‐invasive screening for early diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) represents a
key element in the never‐ending challenge to reduce cardiac death. Stress/rest …

Background Speckle tracking echocardiography may allow the evaluation of myocardial
systolic and diastolic dynamics across different physiologic and pathologic conditions …

Aims Diabetes (DM) is a strong cardiovascular risk factor modifying also the left ventricular
(LV) function that may be objectively assessed with echocardiographic strain analysis …

Background and Aims. Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is a well-established
non-invasive investigation for the detection of ischemic myocardial dysfunction. The aim of …

Резюме Цель исследования. Определить дополнительное значение анализа
деформации миокарда в оценке гемодинамической значимости коронарных стенозов …

Аннотация Цель Определение диагностических возможностей глобальной продольной
систолической деформации (ГПСД) левого желудочка (ЛЖ) при стресс …

To evaluate the validity of the resting strain/strain rate measurements in predicting
myocardial viability taking delayed enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging as …