Abstract Aims This European Association Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Expert
Consensus document aims at defining the main quantitative information on cardiac structure …

Echocardiographic imaging is ideally suited for the evaluation of cardiac mechanics
because of its intrinsically dynamic nature. Because for decades, echocardiography has …

Background—Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is prognostic of adverse cardiovascular
outcomes in various patient populations, but the prognostic utility of GLS for long-term …

The rapid technological developments of the past decade and the changes in
echocardiographic practice brought about by these developments have resulted in the need …

Cardiac dysfunction resulting from exposure to cancer therapeutics was first recognized in
the 1960s, with the widespread introduction of anthracyclines into the oncological …

The aim of this study was to investigate cardiac functional status in pregnancy using a
comprehensive approach taking into account the simultaneous changes in loading and …

Aims Myocardial deformation is a key to clinical decision-making. Feature-tracking
cardiovascular magnetic resonance (FT-CMR) provides quantification of motion and strain …

Preeclampsia is associated with asymptomatic global left ventricular abnormal function and
geometry during the acute phase of the disorder. These subclinical abnormalities in cardiac …

Aims To study the distribution of longitudinal systolic strain and strain rate (SR) as indicators
of myocardial deformation according to age and sex in a healthy population. Methods and …

As the elderly segment of the world population increases, it is critical to understand the
changes in cardiac structure and function during the normal aging process. In this review …