The role of Intravascular Ultrasound in the management of spontaneous coronary artery dissectionCardiovascular Ultrasound - Tập 6 - Trang 1-7 - 2008
Jayanth R Arnold, Nick EJ West, William J van Gaal, Theodoros D Karamitsos, Adrian P Banning
Primary or spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an unusual but increasingly recognized cause of acute myocardial ischemia and sudden cardiac death. Typically, SCAD presents in younger patients without conventional risk factors for coronary artery disease. It occurs more commonly in women than in men, and frequently during pregnancy or the postpartum period. Its pathophysiology is poorl...... hiện toàn bộ
Exercise training does not improve myocardial diastolic tissue velocities in Type 2 diabetesCardiovascular Ultrasound - Tập 5 - Trang 1-8 - 2007
Antti Loimaala, Kaj Groundstroem, Marjo Rinne, Arja Nenonen, Heini Huhtala, Ilkka Vuori
Myocardial diastolic tissue velocities are reduced already in newly onset Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Poor disease control may lead to left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and heart failure. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of exercise training on myocardial diastolic function in T2D patients without ischemic heart disease. 48 men (52.3 ± 5.6 yrs) with T2D were randomized ...... hiện toàn bộ
Ultrasound imaging versus morphopathology in cardiovascular diseases. Coronary atherosclerotic plaqueCardiovascular Ultrasound - Tập 2 - Trang 1-10 - 2004
Giorgio Baroldi, Riccardo Bigi, Lauro Cortigiani
This review article is aimed at comparing the results of histopathological and clinical imaging studies to assess coronary atherosclerotic plaques in humans. In particular, the gap between the two techniques and its effect on the understanding of the pathophysiological basis of coronary artery disease is critically discussed.
Variable exposure to echocardiography core competencies when applying minimum recommended procedural numbers for cardiology fellows in trainingCardiovascular Ultrasound - Tập 20 - Trang 1-9 - 2022
Matthew J. Bierowski, Umer Qureshi, Shayann Ramedani, Simran Grewal, Ravi Shah, Robert Park, Brandon R. Peterson
The American College of Cardiology Core Cardiovascular Training Statement (COCATS) defined echocardiography core competencies and set the minimum recommend number of echocardiograms to perform (150) and interpret (300) for independent practice in echocardiography (level 2 training). Fellows may lack exposure to key pathologies that are relatively infrequent, however, even when achieving an adequat...... hiện toàn bộ
A rabbit model of right-sided Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis created with echocardiographic guidanceCardiovascular Ultrasound - Tập 11 - Trang 1-7 - 2013
Mei-lian Wang, Ying Zhang, Miao Fan, Ya-jun Guo, Wei-dong Ren, En-jie Luo
The most widely used experimental models of infective endocarditis (IE) are the rabbit and rat models, in which cardiac valve lesions are induced by a polyethylene catheter introduced into the left ventricle through the aortic valve. Our study was designed to create a rabbit model of IE right-sided with echocardiographic guidance. Thirty rabbits underwent both catheterization and inoculation (grou...... hiện toàn bộ
Non invasive evaluation of cardiomechanics in patients undergoing MitraClip procedureCardiovascular Ultrasound - Tập 11 - Trang 1-6 - 2013
Fabio Guarracino, Baldassare Ferro, Rubia Baldassarri, Pietro Bertini, Francesco Forfori, Cristina Giannini, Vitantonio Di Bello, Anna S Petronio
In the last recent years a new percutaneous procedure, the MitraClip, has been validated for the treatment of mitral regurgitation. MitraClip procedure is a promising alternative for patients unsuitable for surgery as it reduces the risk of death related to surgery ensuring a similar result. Few data are present in literature about the variation of hemodynamic parameters and ventricular coupling a...... hiện toàn bộ