Earlier studies have shown that echocardiographic indexes, such as the deceleration time of early transmitral flow, can predict prognosis in individuals with left-ventricular systolic dysfunction. An ...
December 22, 2008 (Cleveland, Ohio) — An echocardiographic technique for estimating left ventricular filling pressures that has gained popularity in recent years apparently isn't very reliable in some ...
Hello and welcome to another imaging case study. This is Ronald Wharton. I am a cardiologist at Montefiore Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine ...
Recently, while preparing an updated presentation to the Saint Louis University cardiology fellows on "diastolic dysfunction," the Skeptical Cardiologist came across a document entitled "What Does ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mitral annulus calcification may be an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality and was more common among ...
Results from a new analysis show that patients with mitral annular calcification (MAC) who undergo minimally invasive mitral ...
This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...
Data are shown as mean (SD) or median and interquartile range, depending on the distribution. P values ⁠0.05 were considered significant. SI conversion factors: to convert ALT, AST, and GGT to μkat/l, ...