Volume 6; Issue 1

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volume 6; Issue 1

1

Fusion beat in patients with heart failure treated with left ventricular pacing: may ECG morphology relate to mechanical synchrony? A pilot study

Lorella Gianfranchi, Katia Bettiol, Biagio Sassone, Roberto Verlato, Giorgio Corbucci, Paolo Alboni

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.07 MB

english, 2008

2

B-mode ultrasound common carotid artery intima-media thickness and external diameter: cross-sectional and longitudinal associations with carotid atherosclerosis in a large population sample

Marsha L Eigenbrodt, Zoran Bursac, Richard E Tracy, Jawahar L Mehta, Kathryn M Rose, David J Couper

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 585 KB

english, 2008

3

Clinical utility of tissue Doppler imaging in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock

Adnan K Hameed, Tirath Gosal, Tielan Fang, Roien Ahmadie, Matthew Lytwyn, Ivan Barac, Shelley Zieroth, Farrukh Hussain, Davinder S Jassal

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 279 KB

english, 2008

4

Feasibility and diagnostic power of transthoracic coronary Doppler for coronary flow velocity reserve in patients referred for myocardial perfusion imaging

Eva Maret, Jan Engvall, Eva Nylander, Jan Ohlsson

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 4.77 MB

english, 2008

5

Flow-volume loops derived from three-dimensional echocardiography: a novel approach to the assessment of left ventricular hemodynamics

Kambiz Shahgaldi, Emil Söderqvist, Petri Gudmundsson, Reidar Winter, Jacek Nowak, Lars-Åke Brodin

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 949 KB

english, 2008

6

Supernormal functional reserve of apical segments in elite soccer players: an ultrasound speckle tracking handgrip stress study

Laura Stefani, Loira Toncelli, Valentina Di Tante, Maria Concetta Roberta Vono, Brunello Cappelli, Gianni Pedrizzetti, Giorgio Galanti

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 936 KB

english, 2008

7

Diastolic time – frequency relation in the stress echo lab: filling timing and flow at different heart rates

Tonino Bombardini, Vincenzo Gemignani, Elisabetta Bianchini, Lucia Venneri, Christina Petersen, Emilio Pasanisi, Lorenza Pratali, David Alonso-Rodriguez, Mascia Pianelli, Francesco Faita, Massimo Gian

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 7.78 MB

english, 2008

8

Chest sonography: a useful tool to differentiate acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema from acute respiratory distress syndrome

Roberto Copetti, Gino Soldati, Paolo Copetti

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.49 MB

english, 2008

9

Myocardial dysfunction in the periinfarct and remote regions following anterior infarction in rats quantified by 2D radial strain echocardiography: An observational cohort study

Raymond Q Migrino, Xiaoguang Zhu, Mineshkumar Morker, Tejas Brahmbhatt, Megan Bright, Ming Zhao

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.24 MB

english, 2008

10

Distribution of ultrasonic radiofrequency signal amplitude detects lipids in atherosclerotic plaque of coronary arteries: an ex-vivo study

Hisao Hara, Taro Tsunoda, Naohiko Nemoto, Itaru Yokouchi, Masaya Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Ono, Masao Moroi, Makoto Suzuki, Kaoru Sugi, Masato Nakamura

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.21 MB

english, 2008

11

Evaluation of left ventricular outflow tract gradient during treadmill exercise and in recovery period in orthostatic position, in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Rita Miranda, Carlos Cotrim, Nuno Cardim, Sofia Almeida, Luís Lopes, Maria José Loureiro, Otília Simões, Pedro Cordeiro, Paula Fazendas, Isabel João, Manuel Carrageta

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.13 MB

english, 2008

12

Usefulness and limitations of transthoracic echocardiography in heart transplantation recipients

Sergio Mondillo, Massimo Maccherini, Maurizio Galderisi

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.22 MB

english, 2008

13

Prognostic implications of negative dobutamine stress echocardiography in African Americans compared to Caucasians

Ajay V Srivastava, Karthik Ananthasubramaniam, Salil J Patel, Natesh Lingam, Gordon Jacobsen

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.03 MB

english, 2008

14

Economic analysis including long-term risks and costs of alternative diagnostic strategies to evaluate patients with chest pain

Gigliola Bedetti, Emilio Maria Pasanisi, Carmine Pizzi, Giuseppe Turchetti, Cosimo Loré

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 484 KB

english, 2008

15

Three-dimensional mapping of mechanical activation patterns, contractile dyssynchrony and dyscoordination by two-dimensional strain echocardiography: Rationale and design of a novel software toolbox

Bart WL De Boeck, Borut Kirn, Arco J Teske, Ralph W Hummeling, Pieter A Doevendans, Maarten J Cramer, Frits W Prinzen

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.31 MB

english, 2008

16

The elusive link between high sensitivity C-reactive protein and carotid subclinical atherosclerosis in coronary artery bypass grafting candidates: A cross-sectional study

Parvin Shakouri, Nariman Nezami, Mohammad Kazem Tarzamni, Reza Javad Rashid

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 574 KB

english, 2008

17

The role of Intravascular Ultrasound in the management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection

Jayanth R Arnold, Nick EJ West, William J van Gaal, Theodoros D Karamitsos, Adrian P Banning

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 724 KB

english, 2008

18

Effects of cognac on coronary flow reserve and plasma antioxidant status in healthy young men

Tuomas O Kiviniemi, Antti Saraste, Jyri O Toikka, Markku Saraste, Olli T Raitakari, Jussi P Pärkkä, Terho Lehtimäki, Jaakko J Hartiala, Jorma Viikari, Juha W Koskenvuo

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1010 KB

english, 2008

19

Assessment of left ventricular volumes using simplified 3-D echocardiography and computed tomography – a phantom and clinical study

Mattias Mårtensson, Reidar Winter, Kerstin Cederlund, Jonaz Ripsweden, Habib Mir-Akbari, Jacek Nowak, Lars-Åke Brodin

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.36 MB

english, 2008

20

Myocardial involvement during the early course of type 2 diabetes mellitus: usefulness of Myocardial Performance Index

Paolo Pattoneri, Fabiola B Sozzi, Elisabetta Catellani, Antonella Piazza, Roberto Iotti, Massimo Michelini, Matteo Goldoni, Alberico Borghetti, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Valeria Manicardi

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 636 KB

english, 2008

21

Circumferential 2D-strain imaging for the prediction of long term response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

Fabian Knebel, Sebastian Schattke, Hansjürgen Bondke, Stephan Eddicks, Andrea Grohmann, Gert Baumann, Adrian C Borges

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 793 KB

english, 2008

22

Hyperthyroidism as a reversible cause of right ventricular overload and congestive heart failure

Raniero Di Giovambattista

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 757 KB

english, 2008

23

Exercise-induced intra-ventricular gradients as a frequent potential cause of myocardial ischemia in cardiac syndrome X patients

Carlos Cotrim, Ana G Almeida, Manuel Carrageta

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.10 MB

english, 2008

24

The diagnostic accuracy of pharmacological stress echocardiography for the assessment of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis

Eugenio Picano, Sabrina Molinaro, Emilio Pasanisi

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.30 MB

english, 2008

25

Head to head comparison of 2D vs real time 3D dipyridamole stress echocardiography

Silvia Varnero, Patricia Santagata, Lorenza Pratali, Massimiliano Basso, Alfredo Gandolfo, Paolo Bellotti

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 4.09 MB

english, 2008

26

Sequentially based analysis versus image based analysis of Intima Media Thickness in common carotid arteries studies - Do major IMT studies underestimate the true relations for cardio- and cerebrovascular risk?

M Sandrock, J Hansel, J Schulze, D Schmitz, A Niess, H Burkhardt, A Schmidt-Trucksaess

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 662 KB

english, 2008

27

Understanding atrioventricular septal defect: Anatomoechocardiographic correlation

Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta, Luís Muñoz-Castellanos, Magdalena Kuri-Nivón, Candace Keirns

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 6.06 MB

english, 2008

28

Role of carotid duplex imaging in carotid screening programmes – an overview

Muhammad A Saleem, Umar Sadat, Stewart R Walsh, Victoria E Young, Jonathan H Gillard, David G Cooper, Michael E Gaunt

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 126 KB

english, 2008

29

Atrial natriuretic peptide and three-dimensional echocardiography after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect

Jingdong Ding, Genshan Ma, Yaoyao Huang, Xiaoli Zhang, Biao Liu, Fengxiang Lu

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.92 MB

english, 2008

30

Correlates of preclinical cardiovascular disease in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians: a case control study

Brian A Haluska, Lionel Chan, Leanne Jeffriess, A Andrew Shaw, Joanne Shaw, Thomas H Marwick

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 925 KB

english, 2008

31

Transient left ventricular apical ballooning and exercise induced hypertension during treadmill exercise testing: is there a common hypersympathetic mechanism?

Abhijeet Dhoble, Sahar S Abdelmoneim, Mathieu Bernier, Jae K Oh, Sharon L Mulvagh

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.43 MB

english, 2008

32

Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of the atrial septal defects

Francisco-Javier Roldán, Jesús Vargas-Barrón, Clara Vázquez-Antona, Luis Muñoz Castellanos, Julio Erdmenger-Orellana, Ángel Romero-Cárdenas, Marco-Antonio Martínez-Ríos

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.58 MB

english, 2008

33

Cardiac incoordination induced by left bundle branch block: its relation with left ventricular systolic function in patients with and without cardiomyopathy

Miguel Quintana, Samir Saha, Satish Govind, Lars Åke Brodin, Francesca del Furia, Vicente Bertomeu

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.00 MB

english, 2008

34

Interventricular septum hematoma during cineventriculography

Andrea Grohmann, Thomas Elgeti, Stephan Eddicks, Fabian Knebel, Wolfgang Rutsch, Christoph Melzer, Gert Baumann, Adrian C Borges

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.56 MB

english, 2008

35

Intraventricular dyssynchrony in light chain amyloidosis: a new mechanism of systolic dysfunction assessed by 3-dimensional echocardiography

Raymond Q Migrino, Leanne Harmann, Timothy Woods, Megan Bright, Seth Truran, Parameswaran Hari

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 474 KB

english, 2008

36

Arterial pressure changes monitoring with a new precordial noninvasive sensor

Tonino Bombardini, Vincenzo Gemignani, Elisabetta Bianchini, Lucia Venneri, Christina Petersen, Emilio Pasanisi, Lorenza Pratali, Mascia Pianelli, Francesco Faita, Massimo Giannoni, Giorgio Arpesella,

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 996 KB

english, 2008

37

Reproducibility of 3-dimensional ultrasound readings of volume of carotid atherosclerotic plaque

Malte Ludwig, Tomasz Zielinski, Dieter Schremmer, Klaus O Stumpe

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.75 MB

english, 2008

38

Endothelial function and urine albumin levels among asymptomatic Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic whites

Julius M Gardin, Zuhair Allebban, Nathan D Wong, Sharon K Sklar, Renee L Bess, M Anne Spence, Harrihar A Pershadsingh

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 511 KB

english, 2008

39

Normalization of flow-mediated dilation to shear stress area under the curve eliminates the impact of variable hyperemic stimulus

Jaume Padilla, Blair D Johnson, Sean C Newcomer, Daniel P Wilhite, Timothy D Mickleborough, Alyce D Fly, Kieren J Mather, Janet P Wallace

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.77 MB

english, 2008

40

Myocardial tissue Doppler echocardiography and N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in diastolic and systolic heart failure

Fabian Knebel, Stephan Eddicks, Ingolf Schimke, Michael Bierbaum, Sebastian Schattke, Mark Beling, Vanessa Raab, Gert Baumann, Adrian C Borges

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 475 KB

english, 2008

41

Echocardiographic manifestation of hiatus hernia simulating a left atrial mass: Case report

Konstantinos C Koskinas, Kostas Oikonomou, Eleni Karapatsoudi, Pantelis Makridis

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 567 KB

english, 2008

42

Correlation between Progetto Cuore risk score and early cardiovascular damage in never treated subjects

Aldo Pende, Caterina Grondona, Stefano Bertolini

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 190 KB

english, 2008

43

Effort angina in a patient with advanced coronary artery disease. Role played by coronary angiography, Ivus and cardiac CT: case report

Domenico M Zardi, Enrico M Zardi, Andrea Berni, Cristiana Nannini, Biagio Andrea Pace, Stefano Santucci, Massimo Volpe

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.71 MB

english, 2008

44

Echocardiography practice, training and accreditation in the intensive care: document for the World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound (WINFOCUS)

Susanna Price, Gabriele Via, Erik Sloth, Fabio Guarracino, Raoul Breitkreutz, Emanuele Catena, Daniel Talmor, World Interactive Network Focused On Critical UltraSound ECHO-ICU Group

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 891 KB

english, 2008

45

Acute severe mitral regurgitation: consideration of papillary muscle architecture

Andrew Czarnecki, Amar Thakrar, Tielan Fang, Matthew Lytwyn, Roien Ahmadie, Edward Pascoe, Davinder S Jassal

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 586 KB

english, 2008

46

Persistent left superior vena cava: a case report and review of literature

Sandeep K Goyal, Sujeeth R Punnam, Gita Verma, Frederick L Ruberg

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 786 KB

english, 2008

47

The usefulness of contrast during exercise echocardiography for the assessment of systolic pulmonary pressure

Luis R Lopes, Maria J Loureiro, Rita Miranda, Sofia Almeida, Ana R Almeida, Ana Cordeiro, Carlos Cotrim, Manuel Carrageta

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 993 KB

english, 2008

48

Appropriateness of carotid plaque and intima-media thickness assessment in routine clinical practice

Liz Andréa Villela Baroncini, Aguinaldo de Oliveira, Enrique Antonio Vidal, Graciliano José França, Paulo Sérgio Dalla Bona Stahlke, Alexandre Alessi, Bertolim Dalton Précoma

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 670 KB

english, 2008

49

Duplex scan in patients with clinical suspicion of deep venous thrombosis

Aguinaldo de Oliveira, Graciliano J França, Enrique A Vidal, Paulo SDB Stalke, Liz AV Baroncini

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.03 MB

english, 2008

50

Tissue Doppler and strain imaging: anything left in the echo-lab?

Rodolfo Citro, Eduardo Bossone, Bettina Kuersten, Giovanni Gregorio, Alessandro Salustri

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 4.78 MB

english, 2008

51

Computer-assisted determination of left ventricular endocardial borders reduces variability in the echocardiographic assessment of ejection fraction

Eva Maret, Lars Brudin, Lena Lindstrom, Eva Nylander, Jan L Ohlsson, Jan E Engvall

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.85 MB

english, 2008

52

Left atrioventricular remodeling in the assessment of the left ventricle diastolic function in patients with heart failure: a review of the currently studied echocardiographic variables

Luiz C Danzmann, Luiz Carlos Bodanese, Ilmar Köhler, Marco R Torres

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.43 MB

english, 2008

53

Comparison of the effect of pressure loading on left ventricular size, systolic and diastolic function in canines with left ventricular dysfunction with preserved and reduced ejection fraction

Steven J Lavine, Donald A Conetta

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 254 KB

english, 2008

54

Implementation of seven echocardiographic parameters of myocardial asynchrony to improve the long-term response rate of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Fabian Knebel, Sebastian Schattke, Hansjürgen Bondke, Christoph Richter, Christoph Melzer, Henryk Dreger, Andrea Grohmann, Gert Baumann, Adrian C Borges

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 899 KB

english, 2008

55

A simplified study of trans-mitral Doppler patterns

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.61 MB

english, 2008

56

Ultrasound settings significantly alter arterial lumen and wall thickness measurements

Kathleen Potter, Christopher J Reed, Daniel J Green, Graeme J Hankey, Leonard F Arnolda

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.36 MB

english, 2008

57

Primary lung tumour visualised by transthoracic echocardiography

Magnus Dencker, Carin Cronberg, Sabine Damm, Sven Valind, Monica Wadbo

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 650 KB

english, 2008

58

Endothelial dysfunction, carotid artery plaque burden, and conventional exercise-induced myocardial ischemia as predictors of coronary artery disease prognosis

Bonpei Takase, Yoshihiro Matsushima, Akimi Uehata, Masayuki Ishihara, Akira Kurita

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 927 KB

english, 2008

59

Clinical utility of genetic tests for inherited hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies

Giovanna Maria Colombo, Nicoletta Botto, Simona Vittorini, Umberto Paradossi, Maria Grazia Andreassi

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 670 KB

english, 2008

60

A combination of right ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: a syndrome?

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 2.01 MB

english, 2008

61

Echocardiography in the diagnosis left ventricular noncompaction

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 253 KB

english, 2008

62

Impact of contractile reserve on acute response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

Marie Moonen, Mario Senechal, Bernard Cosyns, Pierre Melon, Eric Nellessen, Luc Pierard, Patrizio Lancellotti

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 702 KB

english, 2008

63

Transthoracic echocardiographic imaging of coronary arteries: tips, traps, and pitfalls

Fausto Rigo, Bruno Murer, Giovanni Ossena, Enrico Favaretto

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 3.62 MB

english, 2008

64

The cardiovascular profile of soccer referees: an echocardiographic study

G Galanti, A Pizzi, M Lucarelli, L Stefani, M Gianassi, V Di Tante, L Toncelli, A Moretti, F Del Furia

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 729 KB

english, 2008

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Acute effects of caffeine and cigarette smoking on ventricular long-axis function in healthy subjects

Elisa Giacomin, Elisabetta Palmerini, Piercarlo Ballo, Valerio Zacà, Giovanni Bova, Sergio Mondillo

Journal:

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.65 MB

english, 2008