Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the quantitative amount of improvement
of ventricular hemodynamic status, geometry, and contractility as well as the long-term …

Objectives: This study tests the hypothesis that hypocontractile, borderzone myocardium
adjacent to an expanding infarct becomes progressively larger and more hypocontractile as …

Objectives: This study sought to establish the best definition of left ventricular adverse
remodeling (LVAR) to predict outcomes and determine whether its assessment adds …

Aims The aim of the study was to assess the incidence and clinical implications of increased
plasma angiotensin II despite chronic ACE inhibitor therapy in patients with heart failure …

Objectives: This study sought to examine the ability of left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal
strain (GLS) to assess disease severity in patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HF) …

Despite current optimal therapeutic regimens, approximately one in four patients diagnosed
with myocardial infarction (MI) will go on to develop congestive heart failure, and heart …

BACKGROUND: Available data suggest that improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction
(LVEF) is a major predictor of improved survival in heart failure (HF). Although certain factors …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to study aging-associated alterations in the
inflammatory and reparative response after myocardial infarction (MI) and their involvement …

Aims The usefulness of 3D echocardiography (3DE) for accurate evaluation of left
ventricular (LV) remodelling after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and early identification …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine echocardiographic predictors of outcome
in patients with advanced heart failure (HF) due to severe left ventricular (LV) systolic …