Sepsis is the life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection and is the leading cause of death in intensive care units. Cardiac dysfunction …

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is classified according to different morphologic types based on
the underlying mechanisms: primary, secondary, and isolated TR. Primary TR is caused by …

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether right ventricular longitudinal
strain (RVLS) was independently predictive of higher mortality in patients with coronavirus …

A new infectious outbreak sustained by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) is now spreading all around the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Background Left atrial (LA) volume is a marker of cardiac remodeling and prognosis in heart
failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (EF), but LA function is rarely measured or …

Background In patients with significant functional tricuspid regurgitation, timely detection of
right ventricular (RV) dysfunction with conventional 2-dimensional echocardiography is …

Right ventricular (RV) function has proven to be a prognostic factor in heart failure with
reduced and preserved ejection fraction and in pulmonary hypertension. RV function is also …

Background Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular (RV) systolic function is an
important component of clinical decision making. Although professional societies have …

Right ventricular (RV) systolic function has an important role in the prediction of adverse
outcomes, including mortality, in a wide range of cardiovascular (CV) conditions. Because of …

Background: In severe aortic stenosis (AS), patients often show extra-aortic valvular injury.
Recently, a new staging system for severe AS has been proposed on the basis of the extent …