[HTML][HTML] Left atrial structure and function in heart failure with reduced (HFrEF) versus preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): systematic review and meta-analysis

X Jin, JF Nauta, CL Hung, W Ouwerkerk, THK Teng… - Heart failure …, 2022 - Springer
Left atrial (LA) structure and function in heart failure with reduced (HFrEF) versus preserved
ejection fraction (HFpEF) is only established in small studies. Therefore, we conducted a …

[HTML][HTML] Echo and heart failure: when do people need an echo, and when do they need natriuretic peptides?

D Modin, DM Andersen, T Biering-Sørensen - Echo Research & Practice, 2018 - Springer
Heart failure (HF) is a threat to public health. Heterogeneities in aetiology and phenotype
complicate the diagnosis and management of HF. This is especially true when considering …

[HTML][HTML] Left ventricular global longitudinal strain predicts elevated cardiac pressures and poor clinical outcomes in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

I Kažukauskienė, G Balčiūnaitė, V Baltrūnienė… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Background Risk stratification in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NI-
DCM) is essential to treatment planning. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) predicts poor …

The utility of echocardiography for the prediction of spinal-induced hypotension in elderly patients: inferior vena cava assessment is a key player

T Saranteas, H Spiliotaki, I Koliantzaki… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To prospectively assess the diagnostic performance of echocardiographic
measurements before spinal anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing lower limb surgery …

The cardiac isovolumetric contraction time is an independent predictor of incident heart failure in the general population

AS Alhakak, R Møgelvang, P Schnohr, D Modin… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Color Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) M-mode through the mitral leaflet
is a novel method to obtain the cardiac time intervals including the isovolumic contraction …

Speckle-tracking global longitudinal strain predicts death and cardiovascular events in patients with systemic sclerosis

G Stronati, F Guerra, D Benfaremo… - … Heart Journal Open, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims Albeit often asymptomatic, heart involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) represents a
negative prognostic factor, accounting for nearly one-fourth of all deaths. Global longitudinal …

Global myocardial longitudinal strain in a general population—associations with blood pressure and subclinical heart failure: The Tromsø Study

M Stylidis, DA Leon, A Rӧsner, H Schirmer - The International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The early detection of subclinical myocardial dysfunction can contribute to the treatment and
prevention of heart failure (HF). The aim of the study was to (i) describe myocardial global …

Global longitudinal strain corrected by RR-interval is a superior echocardiographic predictor of outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation

M Dons, JS Jensen, FJ Olsen, MC de Knegt… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Echocardiographic assessment of systolic and diastolic function during atrial
fibrillation (AF) is challenging. This study evaluates the prognostic value of strain in patients …

[HTML][HTML] Role of confirmed and potential predictors of an unfavorable outcome in heart failure in everyday clinical practice

A Chuda, M Banach, M Maciejewski… - Irish Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Springer
Heart failure (HF) is the only cardiovascular disease with an ever increasing incidence. HF,
through reduced functional capacity, frequent exacerbations of disease, and repeated …

The cardiac isovolumetric contraction time is an independent predictor of incident atrial fibrillation and adverse outcomes following first atrial fibrillation event in the …

AS Alhakak, P Brainin, R Møgelvang… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims Colour tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) M-mode through the mitral leaflet is an
easy and precise method to obtain cardiac time intervals including the isovolumic …