OBJECTIVE We assessed the relation of diabetes and insulin resistance (IR) on left ventricular (LV) structure and function in African Americans. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Among those receiving echocardiograms in cycle 1 of the Jackson Heart Study, we assessed the sex-specific relation of fasting blood glucose (FBG), diabetes, and IR to LV structure and function, adjusting for age, systolic ...

BACKGROUND Monitoring of the appearance of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) by echocardiography is currently recommended for in the management of children with End-stage renal disease (ESRD). In order to investigate the validity of this method in ESRD children, we assessed the intra- and inter-observer reproducibility of the diagnosis LVH. METHODS Echocardiographic measurements in 92 childr...

Echocardiogram (Figure 2) showed right ventricular inflow tract stenosis causing an intraventricular gradient of 80 mmHg, with a 13-mm diameter ventricular septal defect partially occluded by the tricuspid valve, thus resulting in an effective 4.7-mm orifice. There was RV hypertrophy with mildly enlarged right cardiac chambers. Gradient between ventricles was 82 mmHg. There was a small aneurysm...

Introduction  The inferior turbinate (IT) is the most susceptible turbinate to enlargement causing nasal obstruction. The common belief ascribes most of the enlargement of the IT to mucosal elements. Objective  This study aimed to investigate the detailed computed tomography (CT) measurement of the IT in asymptomatic adult by determining the thickness of both the non-bony (mucosa) and bony part...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether catheter ablation of fascicular tachycardia can be facilitated by the recording of sharp deflections arising from the mid-septum---inferior apical septum of the left ventricle. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seven consecutive patients (mean age 29 (range 16-43) years) with ventricular tachycardia originating from the left posterior fascicle underwent electrophysiology study ...

1. Changes in left ventricular structure and function were assessed by echocardiography in 22 patients before and after 9 months blood pressure control. 2. Nine patients had normal baseline echocardiograms (group 1) and 13 had echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy (group 2). 3. Group 2 patients demonstrated significant reductions in posterior wall thickness (P < 0.01), sept...

The relations of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Relative Weight values and blood pressure (BP) to minimal forearm vascular resistance, ventricular septal and posterior wall thickness, left ventricular (LV) mass index and cardiac diastolic function were assessed in 31 men, 37 +/- 2 (mean +/- standard error of the mean) years of age. Eighteen patients with untreated mild hypertension were compar...

Concentric hypertensive left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is presumed to be a symmetrical process. Using MRI-derived intramyocardial strain, we sought to determine whether segmental deformation was also symmetrical, as suggested by echocardiography. High echocardiographic LV relative wall thickness in hypertensive LV hypertrophy allows preserved endocardial excursion despite depressed LV midwal...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate whether a dose-effect relationship exists between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and subclinical indicators of myocardial or vascular dysfunction. DESIGN Cross-sectional study using correlation analysis. PARTICIPANTS Twenty subjects referred to our sleep laboratory for screening or therapy of OSA but without regular medication and without known ...