Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function is an integral part of
the routine evaluation of patients presenting with symptoms of dyspnea or heart failure. The …

The assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function should be an integral part of a
routine examination, particularly in patients presenting with dyspnea or heart failure. About …

Conclusions In the modern era, multimodality imaging is essential in the diagnosis and
management of pericardial syndromes. Echocardiography is the initial test for most …

Background—Constrictive pericarditis is a potentially reversible cause of heart failure that
may be difficult to differentiate from restrictive myocardial disease and severe tricuspid …

Pericarditis is a common disorder that has multiple causes and presents in various primary-
care and secondary-care settings. New diagnostic techniques have improved the sampling …

Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this best-selling manual is a practical guide to the
performance, interpretation, and clinical applications of echocardiography. The Echo …

Radiation-associated cardiac disease (RACD) results in complex clinical presentations,
unique management issues, and increased morbidity and mortality. Patients typically …

It has now been a quarter of a century since the first description by Kitabatake and his
associates of the use of echo-Doppler to characterize the transmitral flow velocity curves in …

Constrictive pericarditis can result from a stiff pericardium that prevents satisfactory diastolic
filling. The distinction between constrictive pericarditis and other causes of heart failure …

There are many myocardial and non-myocardial conditions that cause heart failure with
normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Among them, diastolic heart failure (heart …