Abnormal myocardial performance index in M-mode color tissue Doppler-echocardiography [PDF]
The myocardial performance index (MPI) is used for global systolic-diastolic left ventricular function and prognosis assessment in patients with heart disease, allowing assessment of the patient‘s current condition and disease development follow-up.
Andrey Ivanov +3 more
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Evaluation of Myocardial Injury using Standard Diagnostic Tools and Tissue Doppler Imaging in Blunt Trauma Chest [PDF]
Introduction: Myocardial contusion is an entity in chest trauma which is difficult to diagnose. Current practice relies more on cardiac-specific biochemical markers and standard echocardiography, but no gold standard test exists.
Parshotam Lal Gautam +7 more
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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Function in Infants of Mothers with Diabetes
Introduction: A large number of pregnancies are complicated by diabetes mellitus in the mother which is associated with the risk of various cardiac structural and functional complications in the neonates.
Maryam Fatima +3 more
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New echocardiographic techniques in optimal patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy in the treatment of chronic heart failure [PDF]
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has important role in the contemporary treatment of heart failure, systolic dysfunction and mechanical disynchrony.
Petrović Milan +9 more
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Background Bronchial asthma is one of the commonest diseases in children. It not only affects the lung but also other organs, including the heart. Our study aims to assess the effect of bronchial asthma with varying degrees of severity on the ventricular
Amal G Mohamed +3 more
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The failing heart under stress: echocardiography is an essential monitoring tool in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
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Poelaert, Jan
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Mixed Valvular Disease Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Quantification and Systematic Differentiation Using Clinical Measurements and Image-Based Patient‐Specific In Silico Modeling [PDF]
Background: Mixed valvular disease (MVD), mitral regurgitation (MR) from pre‐existing disease in conjunction with paravalvular leak (PVL) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), is one of the most important stimuli for left ventricle (LV)
Amrute, Junedh M. +13 more
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Dexmedetomidine is a commonly used sedative and adjuvant agent to general anesthesia. The present was designed to evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine on myocardial function by using tissue Doppler echocardiography during general anesthesia in ...
S. Lee +5 more
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OBJECTIVE Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can present limitations to exercise capacity and quality of life (QoL) because of various clinical conditions, such as pulmonary disease or heart disease.
B. Elnady +6 more
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INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary valve stenosis is the most common of the right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, BVP has been the treatment of choice in these subgroup of patients.
Nagehan Katipoğlu +5 more
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