Neoplastic pericardial effusion is a serious and common clinical disorder encountered by
cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, oncologists, and radiation oncologists. It may …

Mitral annular descent has been described as an index of left ventricular (LV) systolic
function, which is independent of endocardial definition. Echocardiographic tissue Doppler …

TDI is a new echocardiographic technique that calculates and displays color-coded
myocardial velocity on-line. To determine the feasibility of endocardial velocity throughout …

A brief description, history of development and operating data on first experience with the
electrodialysis reversal process are given. EDR constitutes an improvement on the ED …

Transcatheter mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system (Abbott, Abbott Park, Il, USA)
has become a world-wide, well-established therapeutic alternative to treat symptomatic …

Tissue Doppler imaging displays color-coded myocardial velocity on-line and has potential
to objectively quantify regional left ventricular function. Sixty patients, aged 56±10 years …

Objectives. This study sought to determine the immediate effects of lung transplantation on
right ventricular morphology and function in patients with variable degrees of pulmonary …

Low-dose dobutamine echocardiography has been clinically useful in myocardial viability
studies, although routine visual assessment of wall motion is subjective. The objective was …

Objectives To determine the prevalence and factors associated with persistent pulmonary
hypertension (PH) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and its …

Bisphosphonates appear to regulate mineralization in both bone and vasculature.
Degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) is thought to be due to vascular calcification. We studied …