Volume 6, issue 1, December 2008
65 articles in this issue
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Echocardiography in the diagnosis left ventricular noncompaction
Authors
- Ze-Zhou Song
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2008
- Article: 64
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A combination of right ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: a syndrome?
Authors
- Ze-Zhou Song
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2008
- Article: 63
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Clinical utility of genetic tests for inherited hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Maria Giovanna Colombo
- Nicoletta Botto
- Maria Grazia Andreassi
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2008
- Article: 62
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Endothelial dysfunction, carotid artery plaque burden, and conventional exercise-induced myocardial ischemia as predictors of coronary artery disease prognosis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Bonpei Takase
- Yoshihiro Matsushima
- Akira Kurita
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2008
- Article: 61
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Primary lung tumour visualised by transthoracic echocardiography
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Magnus Dencker
- Carin Cronberg
- Monica Wadbo
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2008
- Article: 60
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A simplified study of trans-mitral Doppler patterns
Authors
- George Thomas
- Content type: Hypothesis
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2008
- Article: 59
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Implementation of seven echocardiographic parameters of myocardial asynchrony to improve the long-term response rate of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Fabian Knebel
- Sebastian Schattke
- Adrian C Borges
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2008
- Article: 58
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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
Authors
- Steven J Lavine
- Donald A Conetta
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 November 2008
- Article: 57
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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
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Luiz C Danzmann
- Luiz Carlos Bodanese
- Marco R Torres
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2008
- Article: 56
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Computer-assisted determination of left ventricular endocardial borders reduces variability in the echocardiographic assessment of ejection fraction
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Eva Maret
- Lars Brudin
- Jan E Engvall
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2008
- Article: 55
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Tissue Doppler and strain imaging: anything left in the echo-lab?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Rodolfo Citro
- Eduardo Bossone
- Alessandro Salustri
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2008
- Article: 54
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Duplex scan in patients with clinical suspicion of deep venous thrombosis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Aguinaldo de Oliveira
- Graciliano J França
- Liz AV Baroncini
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 October 2008
- Article: 53
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Appropriateness of carotid plaque and intima-media thickness assessment in routine clinical practice
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Liz Andréa Villela Baroncini
- Aguinaldo de Oliveira
- Dalton Bertolim Précoma
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2008
- Article: 52
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The usefulness of contrast during exercise echocardiography for the assessment of systolic pulmonary pressure
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Luis R Lopes
- Maria J Loureiro
- Manuel Carrageta
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2008
- Article: 51
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Persistent left superior vena cava: a case report and review of literature
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sandeep K Goyal
- Sujeeth R Punnam
- Frederick L Ruberg
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 10 October 2008
- Article: 50
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Echocardiography practice, training and accreditation in the intensive care: document for the World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound (WINFOCUS)
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Susanna Price
- Gabriele Via
- World Interactive Network Focused On Critical UltraSound ECHO-ICU Group
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 06 October 2008
- Article: 49
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Effort angina in a patient with advanced coronary artery disease. Role played by coronary angiography, Ivus and cardiac CT: case report
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Domenico M Zardi
- Enrico M Zardi
- Massimo Volpe
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 24 September 2008
- Article: 48
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Correlation between Progetto Cuore risk score and early cardiovascular damage in never treated subjects
Authors
- Aldo Pende
- Caterina Grondona
- Stefano Bertolini
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 September 2008
- Article: 47
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Echocardiographic manifestation of hiatus hernia simulating a left atrial mass: Case report
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Konstantinos C Koskinas
- Kostas Oikonomou
- Pantelis Makridis
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 15 September 2008
- Article: 46
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Myocardial tissue Doppler echocardiography and N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in diastolic and systolic heart failure
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Fabian Knebel
- Stephan Eddicks
- Adrian C Borges
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 September 2008
- Article: 45
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Normalization of flow-mediated dilation to shear stress area under the curve eliminates the impact of variable hyperemic stimulus
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Jaume Padilla
- Blair D Johnson
- Janet P Wallace
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 September 2008
- Article: 44
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Endothelial function and urine albumin levels among asymptomatic Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic whites
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Julius M Gardin
- Zuhair Allebban
- Harrihar A Pershadsingh
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 August 2008
- Article: 43
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Reproducibility of 3-dimensional ultrasound readings of volume of carotid atherosclerotic plaque
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Malte Ludwig
- Tomasz Zielinski
- Klaus O Stumpe
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 August 2008
- Article: 42
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Arterial pressure changes monitoring with a new precordial noninvasive sensor
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Tonino Bombardini
- Vincenzo Gemignani
- Eugenio Picano
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 August 2008
- Article: 41
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Intraventricular dyssynchrony in light chain amyloidosis: a new mechanism of systolic dysfunction assessed by 3-dimensional echocardiography
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Raymond Q Migrino
- Leanne Harmann
- Parameswaran Hari
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 August 2008
- Article: 40
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Cardiac incoordination induced by left bundle branch block: its relation with left ventricular systolic function in patients with and without cardiomyopathy
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Miguel Quintana
- Samir Saha
- Vicente Bertomeu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 August 2008
- Article: 39
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Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of the atrial septal defects
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Francisco-Javier Roldán
- Jesús Vargas-Barrón
- Marco-Antonio MartÃnez-RÃos
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 July 2008
- Article: 38
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Transient left ventricular apical ballooning and exercise induced hypertension during treadmill exercise testing: is there a common hypersympathetic mechanism?
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Abhijeet Dhoble
- Sahar S Abdelmoneim
- Sharon L Mulvagh
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 18 July 2008
- Article: 37
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Correlates of preclinical cardiovascular disease in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians: a case control study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Brian A Haluska
- Lionel Chan
- Thomas H Marwick
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 July 2008
- Article: 36
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Atrial natriuretic peptide and three-dimensional echocardiography after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jingdong Ding
- Genshan Ma
- Fengxiang Lu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 July 2008
- Article: 35
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Role of carotid duplex imaging in carotid screening programmes – an overview
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Muhammad A Saleem
- Umar Sadat
- Michael E Gaunt
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 04 July 2008
- Article: 34
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Understanding atrioventricular septal defect: Anatomoechocardiographic correlation
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta
- LuÃs Muñoz-Castellanos
- Candace Keirns
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 June 2008
- Article: 33
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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?
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- M Sandrock
- J Hansel
- A Schmidt-Trucksaess
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 June 2008
- Article: 32
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Head to head comparison of 2D vs real time 3D dipyridamole stress echocardiography
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Silvia Varnero
- Patricia Santagata
- Paolo Bellotti
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 June 2008
- Article: 31
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The diagnostic accuracy of pharmacological stress echocardiography for the assessment of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis
Authors
- Eugenio Picano
- Sabrina Molinaro
- Emilio Pasanisi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 June 2008
- Article: 30
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Hyperthyroidism as a reversible cause of right ventricular overload and congestive heart failure
Authors
- Raniero Di Giovambattista
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 12 June 2008
- Article: 29
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Circumferential 2D-strain imaging for the prediction of long term response to cardiac resynchronization therapy
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Fabian Knebel
- Sebastian Schattke
- Adrian C Borges
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2008
- Article: 28
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Myocardial involvement during the early course of type 2 diabetes mellitus: usefulness of Myocardial Performance Index
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Paolo Pattoneri
- Fabiola B Sozzi
- Valeria Manicardi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 June 2008
- Article: 27
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Assessment of left ventricular volumes using simplified 3-D echocardiography and computed tomography – a phantom and clinical study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Mattias MÃ¥rtensson
- Reidar Winter
- Lars-Ã…ke Brodin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 June 2008
- Article: 26
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Effects of cognac on coronary flow reserve and plasma antioxidant status in healthy young men
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Tuomas O Kiviniemi
- Antti Saraste
- Juha W Koskenvuo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 June 2008
- Article: 25
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The role of Intravascular Ultrasound in the management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jayanth R Arnold
- Nick EJ West
- Adrian P Banning
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 31 May 2008
- Article: 24
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The elusive link between high sensitivity C-reactive protein and carotid subclinical atherosclerosis in coronary artery bypass grafting candidates: A cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Parvin Shakouri
- Nariman Nezami
- Reza Javad Rashid
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 May 2008
- Article: 23
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Three-dimensional mapping of mechanical activation patterns, contractile dyssynchrony and dyscoordination by two-dimensional strain echocardiography: Rationale and design of a novel software toolbox
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Bart WL De Boeck
- Borut Kirn
- Frits W Prinzen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 30 May 2008
- Article: 22
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Economic analysis including long-term risks and costs of alternative diagnostic strategies to evaluate patients with chest pain
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Gigliola Bedetti
- Emilio Maria Pasanisi
- Cosimo Loré
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2008
- Article: 21
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Prognostic implications of negative dobutamine stress echocardiography in African Americans compared to Caucasians
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ajay V Srivastava
- Karthik Ananthasubramaniam
- Gordon Jacobsen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 May 2008
- Article: 20
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Evaluation of left ventricular outflow tract gradient during treadmill exercise and in recovery period in orthostatic position, in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Rita Miranda
- Carlos Cotrim
- Manuel Carrageta
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2008
- Article: 19
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Distribution of ultrasonic radiofrequency signal amplitude detects lipids in atherosclerotic plaque of coronary arteries: an ex-vivo study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Hisao Hara
- Taro Tsunoda
- Masato Nakamura
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 May 2008
- Article: 18
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Myocardial dysfunction in the periinfarct and remote regions following anterior infarction in rats quantified by 2D radial strain echocardiography: An observational cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Raymond Q Migrino
- Xiaoguang Zhu
- Ming Zhao
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 April 2008
- Article: 17
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Chest sonography: a useful tool to differentiate acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema from acute respiratory distress syndrome
Authors
- Roberto Copetti
- Gino Soldati
- Paolo Copetti
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 April 2008
- Article: 16