Patients with heart failure and decreased function frequently develop discoordinate
contraction because of electric activation delay. Often termed dyssynchrony, this further …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance has been utilized in the management and care of
pediatric patients for nearly 40 years. It has evolved to become an invaluable tool in the …

Acute excessive ethyl alcohol (ethanol) consumption alters cardiac electrophysiology and
can evoke cardiac arrhythmias, eg, in 'holiday heart syndrome'. Ethanol acutely modulates …

Objectives This study sought to determine the long-term prognostic value of myocardial
deformation imaging by echocardiography in risk stratification of sudden cardiac death …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounts for more than 4 million global deaths per year. While
it is most commonly caused by coronary artery disease, a final common pathway of …

Postinfarction mechanical dispersion (MD), that is, the regional heterogeneity of myocardial
contraction throughout the cardiac cycle, has detrimental effects on left ventricular (LV) …

Myocardial infarction is the most common cause of heart failure, one of the most fatal non-
communicable diseases worldwide. The disease could potentially be treated if the dead …

Objective: Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony (LVMD) is an important factor in the
prognosis of patients with myocardial infarction (MI). The aim of this study was to identify the …

Objectives: This study sought to investigate the influence of scar extent and location on the
motion pattern of the left ventricle (LV) and its interaction with LV conduction delays …

Background Epidemiological studies have indicated that patients with heart failure (HF) who
experience cognitive impairment (CI) have a poor prognosis. While poor self-management …