Objectives: The aim of our study was to assess whether left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation
in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement is associated with the risk of future …

Aims Adipose-derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) can be isolated from liposuction aspirates
and prepared as fresh cells for immediate administration in cell therapy. We performed the …

Doppler echocardiography remains the most extended clinical modality for the evaluation of
left ventricular (LV) function. Current Doppler ultrasound methods, however, are limited to …

Vortices may have a role in optimizing the mechanical efficiency and blood mixing of the left
ventricle (LV). We aimed to characterize the size, position, circulation, and kinetic energy …

Aims To evaluate the effect of thrombolysis on mortality and its causes in older patients with
acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods and results An analysis of 706 consecutive …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the independent factors associated with the
presence of left atrial (LA) spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) and thromboembolic events in …

Noninvasive Estimation of Fibrillation Frequencies Introduction Ablation of high dominant
frequency (DF) sources in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is an effective treatment option …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: A number of different conditions can present with
symptoms similar to acute coronary syndrome (ACS): chest pain, electrocardiographic …

Background—In patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction (AIMI), right ventricular
involvement (RVI) is one of the strongest predictors of in-hospital death. We hypothesized …

Objective To obtain reference values of aortic valve area (AVA) in a large population and to
infer the risk of overestimating aortic stenosis (AS) when focusing on flow-corrected indices …