Cardiac fibrosis plays an indispensable role in cardiac tissue homeostasis and repair after
myocardial infarction (MI). The cardiac fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation and …

Acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide despite continuous advances in diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic …

Risk stratification of patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) still depends mainly on the
left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). LV inward displacement (InD) is a novel parameter of …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a prevalent cause of left ventricular dysfunction.
Nevertheless, effective elective revascularization, particularly surgical revascularization, can …

Cardiac function is characterised by haemodynamic parameters in the clinical scenario. Due
to recent development in imaging techniques, the clinicians focus on the quantitative …

Abstract Background Early diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) plays a key role to
prevent adverse cardiac events such as myocardial infarction and Left Ventricular (LV) …

Background Left ventricular myocardial work (MW) assessed by echocardiography has
recently been introduced as a new index of global and regional myocardial performance …

Background Myocardial work (MW) indices and longitudinal strain (LS) are sensitive
markers of early left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Stress computed tomography …

Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Pressure-strain loop analysis
has recently been introduced as a clinical tool to quantify the pumping efficiency of the left …

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) typically develop myocardial fibrosis. No
studies have investigated the clinical significance of the presence, location, and degree of …