AIMS To evaluate the diagnostic power of abnormal global longitudinal strain (GLS) to detect non-obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in the resting echocardiogram. GLS using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D STE) is a powerful tool for detecting advanced CAD. However, the diagnostic power of 2D STE for detecting moderate, clinically unapparent CAD from images obtained ...

conclusions endocarditis is an important disease with a high mortality rate if not treated appropriately. therefore, these patients need more attention. in echocardiography, vegetation and complications of ie such as abscess and paravalvular leakage can be detected. results we studied 35 patients, 45% male and 55% female with a mean age of 56.36 ± 12.44 years. fever (80%) and chills (65.7%) wer...

Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a 1-cm mobile round mass attached to the posterior leaflet of the pulmonary valve (Fig 1). During systole, the entire mass prolapsed into the main pulmonary trunk. There was also an accompanying mild (grade 1 of 4) pulmonary regurgitation. Most of the lesion was hyperechoic, but a few echolucencies were suspected within the mass. In addition, a three-di...

INTRODUCTION Transesophageal echocardiography was introduced 4 decades ago. Its use have had very limited clinical indication. Now it has become very useful clinical tool. Indications for its use are almost as indications for transthoracic echocardiography, especially to assess deeper cardiovascular structures. Transesophageal echocardiography is semi-invasive examination with small number of c...

The limitations of standard fluoroscopy have led to the development of improved imaging techniques to guide noncoronary cardiac interventions. Imaging tools that are used in the interventional laboratory can be categorized as invasive and noninvasive. Noninvasive cardiac imaging tools include ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. These modalities can generate high-res...

Right ventricular normal measurements: time to index? innovative echocardiographic parameters for the analysis of right ventricular performance in comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance. right versus left ventricular strain analysis as a predictor of outcome in patients with systolic heart failure referred for heart transplantation. et al. Right ventricular global longitudinal strain is an ...