[PDF] Top 20 Effect of kidney transplantation on right ventricular function, assessment by 2- dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

... the 2-D longitudinal speckle tracking could distin- guish early ventricular (left and right) systolic dysfunc- tions in patients with uremia in the presence of normal systolic ... See full document

... LV function is a necessary comple- ment for determining the prognosis of patients with refractory heart ...left ventricular ejection fraction (EF), chronic vol- ume overload may induce various adaptations ... See full document

... two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D STE) provides incremental value in prognostic stratification as compared to traditional indices in a wide range of cardiac conditions ... See full document

... RV function in our study ...Doppler echocardiography were recruited as markers of the severity of RV pressure ...Quantitative assessment of myocardial infarction size was not involved in the present ... See full document

... left ventricular relaxation with increased stiffness of the left ventricle and diminished filling rates in HCM ...systolic function as nor- mal or hyperdynamic in HCM patients, depending on normal or ... See full document

... average-ECG, echocardiography and ...the right ventricular wall are still difficult to detect as they can be localised to small ...RV function from two dimensional grey scale imaging is ... See full document

... depressant effect of high alcohol ...longitudinal function in the RV have been shown to reflect global ventricular dysfunction [14, 19]; further, RV dilatation and dysfunction are common findings in ... See full document

... Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography 2D-STE examinations were performed at the end of con- ventional echocardiography for all ...the right paraster- nal short-axis ... See full document

... Image acquisition: STE can be done in offline mode using earlier acquired 2 D images. Using low frame rates for acquisition of images may result in loss of speckles because in successive frames it may move out of ... See full document

... From the beginning and throughout follow-up a low DP is an indicator of myocardial dysfunction, with normal LVEF. In the baseline diagnosis, a greater TorI and DefI are observed (with respect to the normal values in ... See full document

... newer speckle tracking approach to quantify LV dyssynchrony is 3D speckle tracking echocardiography, which can provide a more comprehensive evaluation of LV mechanics using a 3D model ... See full document

... of echocardiography (LV dilation and diffuse hypocontractility), electrocardiography (absence of Q waves), clinical criteria (no angina pectoris, no history of myocardial infarction), and coronary angio- graphy ... See full document

... Another theoretical assumption for finding differences between humans and pigs could be that the porcine left ventricle has different myocardial fiber orientation com- pared to humans. However, studies of human and por- ... See full document

... myocardial function is governed by the subendocardial/subepicardial myocardial fibers which are aligned longitudinally so that selective impairment of longitudinal myocardial function may be related to an ... See full document

... Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography is a promising new imaging ...left ventricular mechanics in hypertensive pa- tients by speckle tracking ...and ... See full document

... left ventricular (LV) function as well as clinical ...in echocardiography, especially in patients with preserved ejection fraction (pEF), may change our management in qualifying for valve ... See full document

... dys- function as having the statistically significant association (Table ...echo-based right atrial pressures, lower tricuspid velocity, and higher echo-based peak systolic pulmonary artery pressure (Figure ... See full document

... , and the mean early-diastolic myocardial velocity (E′mean) was calculated. The ratio of early-diastolic trans- mitral flow velocity to tissue Doppler early-diastolic septal mitral annular velocity (E/E′septal), the ... See full document

... Doppler echocardiography other parameters have been examined as measures of right ventricular ...the right heart has been to estimate pulmonary artery systolic pressure by measuring the peak ... See full document

... Speckle tracking analysis was performed offline using a dedicated software (EchoPAC, ...automatic tracking of myocardial speckles were performed and final results on the quality of this track- ing ... See full document