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Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Volume 13; Issue 1

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volume 13; Issue 1

1

Does treatment assignment influence the prognosis of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis?

Cioffi, Giovanni, Tomasi, Cesare, Rossi, Andrea, Nistri, Stefano, Tarantini, Luigi, Faden, Giacomo, Mazzone, Carmine, Di Lenarda, Andrea, Ettori, Federica, Stefenelli, Carlo, Faggiano, Pompilio

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 560 KB

english, 2015

2

A novel software program for detection of potential air emboli during cardiac surgery

Secretain, Frank, Pollard, Andrew, Uddin, Mesbah, Ball, Christopher G, Hamilton, Andrew, Tanzola, Robert C, Thorpe, Joelle B, Milne, Brian

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 2.06 MB

english, 2015

3

Echogenic perfluorohexane-loaded macrophages adherein vivoto activated vascular endothelium in mice, an explorative study

Kornmann, Liselotte M, Zernecke, Alma, Curfs, Daniëlle MJ, Janssen, Ben JA, Weber, Christian, de Winther, Menno PJ, Reneman, Robert S, Hoeks, Arnold PG, Reesink, Koen D

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 632 KB

english, 2015

4

Limitations of free-form-text diagnostic requisitions as a tool for evaluating adherence to appropriate use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography

Banihashemi, Behnam, Maftoon, Kasra, Chow, Benjamin J W, Bernick, Jordan, Wells, George A, Burwash, Ian G

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.03 MB

english, 2015

5

Measurements of carotid intima media thickness in non-invasive high-frequency ultrasound images: the effect of dynamic range setting

Gaarder, Mario, Seierstad, Therese

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.02 MB

english, 2015

6

Myocardial function in aortic stenosis – insights from radial multilayer Doppler strain

Cramariuc, Dana, Gerdts, Eva, Hjertaas, Johannes, Cramariuc, Alexandru, Davidsen, Einar, Matre, Knut

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 908 KB

english, 2015

7

Comparison of left ventricular mechanics in runners versus bodybuilders using speckle tracking echocardiography

Szauder, Ipoly, Kovács, Attila, Pavlik, Gábor

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.18 MB

english, 2015

8

Reviewer acknowledgement 2014

Picano, Eugenio, Sicari, Rosa

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 245 KB

english, 2015

9

The utility of pocket-sized echocardiography to assess left ventricular systolic function prior to permanent pacemaker implantation

Lau, Lawrence, Ducas, Robin, Rizkallah, Jacques, Jassal, Davinder S, Seifer, Colette M

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.06 MB

english, 2015

10

The use of strain, strain rate, and displacement by 2D speckle tracking for assessment of systolic left ventricular function in goats: applicability and influence of general anesthesia

Berli, Ann-Sabin J, Jud Schefer, Rahel, Steininger, Kathrin, Schwarzwald, Colin C

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.30 MB

english, 2015

11

Ultrasound entropy may be a new non-invasive measure of pre-clinical vascular damage in young hypertensive patients

Bleakley, Caroline, McCann, Aaron, McClenaghan, Vivienne, Hamilton, Paul Kevin, Millar, Auleen, Pumb, Richard, Harbinson, Mark, McVeigh, Gary Eugene

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 956 KB

english, 2015

12

Cardiac and renal function in a large cohort of amateur marathon runners

Hewing, Bernd, Schattke, Sebastian, Spethmann, Sebastian, Sanad, Wasiem, Schroeckh, Sabrina, Schimke, Ingolf, Halleck, Fabian, Peters, Harm, Brechtel, Lars, Lock, Jürgen, Baumann, Gert, Dreger, Henryk

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 391 KB

english, 2015

13

Feasibility and accuracy of bedside transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of acute proximal aortic dissection

Sobczyk, Dorota, Nycz, Krzysztof

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 2.48 MB

english, 2015

14

Prediction of left ventricular reverse remodeling after therapy with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers and β blockers in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Matsumura, Yoshihisa, Hoshikawa-Nagai, Eri, Kubo, Toru, Yamasaki, Naohito, Kitaoka, Hiroaki, Takata, Jun, Doi, Yoshinori, Sugiura, Tetsuro

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 371 KB

english, 2015

15

Validity of a 5-minute focused echocardiography with A-F mnemonic performed by non-echocardiographers in the management of patients with acute chest pain

Sobczyk, Dorota, Nycz, Krzysztof, Andruszkiewicz, Pawel

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 398 KB

english, 2015

16

Anti-inflammatory and morphologic effects of pitavastatin on carotid arteries and thoracic aorta evaluated by integrated backscatter trans-esophageal ultrasound and PET/CT: a prospective randomized comparative study with pravastatin (EPICENTRE study)

Watanabe, Takatomo, Kawasaki, Masanori, Tanaka, Ryuhei, Ono, Koji, Kako, Nobuo, Saeki, Maki, Onishi, Noriyuki, Nagaya, Maki, Sato, Noriaki, Miwa, Hirotaka, Arai, Masazumi, Noda, Toshiyuki, Watanabe, S

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.85 MB

english, 2015

17

Variability in echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular function in septic shock patients

De Geer, Lina, Oscarsson, Anna, Engvall, Jan

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.11 MB

english, 2015

18

Evaluation of cardiac masses by real-time perfusion imaging echocardiography

Uenishi, Eliza K, Caldas, Márcia A, Tsutsui, Jeane M, Abduch, Maria C D, Sbano, João C N, Filho, Roberto Kalil, Mathias, Wilson

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.67 MB

english, 2015

19

Left carotid adventitial vasa vasorum signal correlates directly with age and with left carotid intima-media thickness in individuals without atheromatous risk factors

Arcidiacono, Maria Vittoria, Rubinat, Esther, Borras, Mercè, Betriu, Angels, Trujillano, Javier, Vidal, Teresa, Mauricio, Didac, Fernández, Elvira

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 426 KB

english, 2015

20

Structural and functional changes in maternal left ventricle during pregnancy: a three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography study

Cong, Juan, Fan, Tingpan, Yang, Xiaoqian, Squires, Jared, Cheng, Guomei, Zhang, Linlin, Zhang, Zhan

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.52 MB

english, 2015

21

The role of renin angiotensin system antagonists in the prevention of doxorubicin and trastuzumab induced cardiotoxicity

Akolkar, Gauri, Bhullar, Navdeep, Bews, Hilary, Shaikh, Bilal, Premecz, Sheena, Bordun, Kimberly-Ann, Cheung, David YC, Goyal, Vineet, Sharma, Anita K, Garber, Philip, Singal, Pawan K, Jassal, Davinde

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.23 MB

english, 2015

22

Dual imaging stress echocardiography versus computed tomography coronary angiography for risk stratification of patients with chest pain of unknown origin

Ciampi, Quirino, Rigo, Fausto, Grolla, Elisabetta, Picano, Eugenio, Cortigiani, Lauro

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 554 KB

english, 2015

23

Strain echocardiography identifies impaired longitudinal systolic function in patients with septic shock and preserved ejection fraction

Dalla, Keti, Hallman, Caroline, Bech-Hanssen, Odd, Haney, Michael, Ricksten, Sven-Erik

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.49 MB

english, 2015

24

Shigeo Satomura: 60 years of Doppler ultrasound in medicine

Coman, Ioan M., Popescu, Bogdan A.

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 596 KB

english, 2015

25

Two-dimensional speckle tracking for the assessment of coronary artery disease during dobutamine stress echo: clinical tool or merely research method

Aggeli, Constantina, Lagoudakou, Stauroula, Felekos, Ioannis, Panagopoulou, Vasiliki, Kastellanos, Stellios, Toutouzas, Konstantinos, Roussakis, George, Tousoulis, Dimitris

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.72 MB

english, 2015

26

Severity of aortic regurgitation assessed by area of vena contracta: a clinical two-dimensional and three-dimensional color Doppler imaging study

Sato, Hirotomo, Ohta, Tetsuro, Hiroe, Kimiko, Okada, Seiji, Shimizu, Koji, Murakami, Rinji, Tanabe, Kazuaki

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.59 MB

english, 2015

27

Mitral valve analysis adding a virtual semi-transparent annulus plane for detection of prolapsing segments

Dumont, Karl-Andreas, Karlsen, Jørn Skaarud, Helle-Valle, Thomas, Fiane, Arnt Eltvedt, Lundblad, Runar, Urheim, Stig

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.43 MB

english, 2015

28

The effects of nicorandil on microvascular function in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI

Kostic, Jelena, Djordjevic-Dikic, Ana, Dobric, Milan, Milasinovic, Dejan, Nedeljkovic, Milan, Stojkovic, Sinisa, Stepanovic, Jelena, Tesic, Milorad, Trifunovic, Zoran, Zamaklar-Tifunovic, Danijela, Ra

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.92 MB

english, 2015

29

Relation between E/e’ ratio and NT-proBNP levels in elderly patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis

Strachinaru, Mihai, van Dalen, Bas M., Van Mieghem, Nicolas, De Jaegere, Peter P. T., Galema, Tjebbe W., Morissens, Marielle, Geleijnse, Marcel L.

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.96 MB

english, 2015

30

A case report of ventricular dysfunction post pericardiocentesis: stress cardiomyopathy or pericardial decompression syndrome?

Ayoub, Chadi, Chang, Michael, Kritharides, Leonard

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.17 MB

english, 2015

31

The prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography amongst British Indian Asian and Afro-Caribbean patients: a comparison with European white patients

O’Driscoll, Jamie M., Rossato, Claire, Gargallo-Fernandez, Paula, Araco, Marco, Giannoglou, Dimitrios, Sharma, Sanjay, Sharma, Rajan

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.39 MB

english, 2015

32

Normal ranges of left ventricular strain in children: a meta-analysis

Jashari, Haki, Rydberg, Annika, Ibrahimi, Pranvera, Bajraktari, Gani, Kryeziu, Lindita, Jashari, Fisnik, Henein, Michael Y.

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.23 MB

english, 2015

33

Automated quantification of left atrial size using three-beat averaging real-time three dimensional Echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation

Heo, Ran, Hong, Geu-Ru, Kim, Young-Jin, Mancina, Joel, Cho, In-Jeong, Shim, Chi Young, Chang, Hyuk-Jae, Ha, Jong-Won, Chung, Namsik

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.50 MB

english, 2015

34

Persistent pulmonary congestion before discharge predicts rehospitalization in heart failure: a lung ultrasound study

Gargani, Luna, Pang, P. S., Frassi, F., Miglioranza, M.H., Dini, F. L., Landi, P., Picano, E.

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 726 KB

english, 2015

35

Automated analysis of color tissue Doppler velocity recordings of the fetal myocardium using a new algorithm

Herling, Lotta, Johnson, Jonas, Ferm-Widlund, Kjerstin, Lindgren, Peter, Acharya, Ganesh, Westgren, Magnus

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.37 MB

english, 2015

36

Prognostic value of calcium score and coronary flow velocity reserve in asymptomatic diabetic patients

Dikic, Miodrag, Tesic, Milorad, Markovic, Zeljko, Giga, Vojislav, Djordjevic-Dikic, Ana, Stepanovic, Jelena, Beleslin, Branko, Jovanovic, Ivana, Mladenovic, Ana, Seferovic, Jelena, Ostojic, Miodrag, A

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 717 KB

english, 2015

37

Brachial artery endothelial function is stable across the morning in young men

Thosar, Saurabh S., Wiggins, Chad C., Shea, Steven A., Wallace, Janet P.

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 625 KB

english, 2015

38

Reliability of focused cardiac ultrasound by novice sonographer in preoperative anaesthetic assessment: an observational study

Andruszkiewicz, Pawel, Sobczyk, Dorota, Gorkiewicz-Kot, Izabela, Kowalik, Ilona, Gelo, Remigiusz, Stach, Orest

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 698 KB

english, 2015

39

The beneficial effects of TAVI in mitral insufficiency

Costantino, Marco Fabio, Dores, Ernesta, Innelli, Pasquale, Matera, Antonella, Santillo, Vincenza, Violini, Roberto, Fiorilli, Rosario, Cappabianca, GianGiuseppe, Marraudino, Nicola, Picano, Eugenio,

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 845 KB

english, 2015

40

Causes of changes in carotid intima-media thickness: a literature review

Qu, Baoge, Qu, Tao

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 487 KB

english, 2015

41

Early markers of right heart involvement in regular smokers by Pocket Size Imaging Device

Schiano-Lomoriello, Vincenzo, Esposito, Roberta, Santoro, Ciro, de Simone, Giovanni, Galderisi, Maurizio

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 635 KB

english, 2015

42

New diastolic cardiomyopathy in patients with severe accidental hypothermia after ECMO rewarming: a case-series observational study

Darocha, Tomasz, Sobczyk, Dorota, Kosiński, Sylweriusz, Jarosz, Anna, Gałązkowski, Robert, Nycz, Krzysztof, Drwiła, Rafał

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 391 KB

english, 2015

43

Assessment of dipyridamole stress echocardiography for risk stratification of diabetic patients

Baroncini, Liz Andréa Villela, Borsoi, Rafael, Vidal, Maria Eugênia Bégué, Valente, Nathália Julim, Veloso, Juliana, Pecoits Filho, Roberto

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 621 KB

english, 2015

44

Echocardiographic characteristics of patients with acute heart failure requiring tolvaptan: a retrospective study

Nakada, Yasuki, Okayama, Satoshi, Nakano, Tomoya, Ueda, Tomoya, Onoue, Kenji, Takeda, Yukiji, Kawakami, Rika, Horii, Manabu, Uemura, Shiro, Fujimoto, Shinichi, Saito, Yoshihiko

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 479 KB

english, 2015

45

Grading diastolic function by echocardiography: hemodynamic validation of existing guidelines

Grant, Andrew D. M., Negishi, Kazuaki, Negishi, Tomoko, Collier, Patrick, Kapadia, Samir R., Thomas, James D., Marwick, Thomas H., Griffin, Brian P., Popović, Zoran B.

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.02 MB

english, 2015

46

Comparison of carotid plaque tissue characteristics in patients with acute coronary syndrome or stable angina pectoris: assessment by iPlaque, transcutaneous carotid ultrasonography with integrated backscatter analysis

Bando, Mika, Yamada, Hirotsugu, Kusunose, Kenya, Fukuda, Daiju, Amano, Rie, Tamai, Rina, Torii, Yuta, Hirata, Yukina, Nishio, Susumu, Yamaguchi, Koji, Soeki, Takeshi, Wakatsuki, Tetsuzo, Sata, Masatak

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.42 MB

english, 2015

47

Assessment of inpatient multimodal cardiac imaging appropriateness at large academic medical centers

Remfry, Andrew, Abrams, Howard, Dudzinski, David M., Weiner, Rory B., Bhatia, R. Sacha

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 490 KB

english, 2015

48

The value of core lab stress echocardiography interpretations: observations from the ISCHEMIA Trial

Kataoka, Akihisa, Scherrer-Crosbie, Marielle, Senior, Roxy, Gosselin, Gilbert, Phaneuf, Denis, Guzman, Gabriela, Perna, Gian, Lara, Alfonso, Kedev, Sasko, Mortara, Andrea, El-Hajjar, Mohammad, Shaw, L

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

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PDF, 422 KB

english, 2015

49

The left ventricle in aortic stenosis – imaging assessment and clinical implications

Călin, Andreea, Roşca, Monica, Beladan, Carmen Cristiana, Enache, Roxana, Mateescu, Anca Doina, Ginghină, Carmen, Popescu, Bogdan Alexandru

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2015

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.11 MB

english, 2015