In a rare case of common atrioventricular canal mimicking tricuspid atresia the clinical, radiographic, electrocardiographic, and M mode echocardiographic features were indistinguishable from those of classic tricuspid atresia. The cross sectional echocardiographic appearance and right atrial cineangiographic features were distinctive, however, and can be used to discriminate between this anoma...

We report a case of percutaneous atrial septal defect closure (ASD) in which, despite careful device selection and successful shunt closure, a number of adverse echocardiographic features developed, necessitating surgical extraction of the device and patch closure of the defect. Lessons regarding case selection, device choice, appropriate follow-up and recognition of adverse echocardiographic f...

AIM The importance of right ventricle (RV) dysfunction in AL amyloidosis has been underestimated. This study was designed to comprehensively evaluate RV function and its prognostic role in patients with AL amyloidosis with and without echocardiographic evidence of cardiac involvement. METHOD AND RESULTS Fifty-two biopsy-proven AL amyloidosis patients underwent a thorough echocardiographic eva...

BACKGROUND Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is one of the most commonly performed cardiac investigations. It can provide comprehensive information about cardiac structure and function, helping to establish a diagnosis and guide therapy, and it is no longer the preserve of the specialist cardiology department. Previous studies on echocardiographic findings in our environment had documented v...

Address for correspondence: Dr. Jayaprasad Narayanapillai, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Kottayam ‐ 686 008, Kerala, India. E‐mail: [email protected] Figure 2: Transthoracic echocardiographic parasternal long axis view showing severe eccentric aortic regurgitation jet Figure 1: Transthoracic echocardiographic parasternal long axis view showing dilated aortic root inv...

The direct observation of the cardiac structure through the echocardiographic exam offers, in some cases, the advantage to resolve difficult diagnostic definition. In this paradigmatic case we emphasize as an accurate observation of the echocardiographic figures and movies can resolve also an electrocardiographic query.

Cardiomyopathies are the most common type of cardiac diseases in cats. Although some normal echocardiographic values for cats have been published, there are variations based on breeds and gender. The objective of this study is to determine normal reference values for M-mode echocardiographic parameters in nonsedated healthy adult Van cats and to compare those values with data reported for nonse...

Background Advances in medical care for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have resulted in improved survival and an increased prevalence of cardiomyopathy. Serial echocardiographic surveillance is recommended to detect early cardiac dysfunction and initiate medical therapy. Clinical anecdote suggests that echocardiographic quality diminishes over time, impeding accurate assessment...

BACKGROUND Studies of echocardiographic predictors of response after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) have largely involved single parameters. We hypothesized that combining parameters would be more robust and sought to develop a multiparametric echocardiographic score for predicting CRT response. METHODS AND RESULTS Global longitudinal strain of left ventricle was added to standard ec...