Background This study was planned by the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to Standardize
Deformation Imaging to (1) test the variability of speckle-tracking global longitudinal strain …

BACKGROUND: The accurate evaluation of intrinsic myocardial contractility in children with
or without congenital heart disease (CHD) has turned out to be a challenge. Two …

Background Anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is associated
with high mortality if left uncorrected. We describe long-term outcomes after surgical repair …

Background—Angina, in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease, is more
common in women, is associated with adverse cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and is …

BACKGROUND: Traditional measures of cardiac function are now often normal in
adolescents and young adults treated with antiretroviral therapy for human …

Aims An impaired contractile reserve (CR) may be an early manifestation of left ventricular
(LV) systolic dysfunction in hypertensive patients. Using normotensive patients as controls …

Background Speckle-tracking strain analysis provides additive data to the assessment of
pediatric and congenital heart disease; however, the variety of strain analysis software …

Background Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) from the pulmonary artery
(ALCAPA) is a rare congenital heart disease. Retrograde flow from the right coronary artery …

Introduction and objective The prognostic value of myocardium deformation measurements
in chronic heart failure (CHF) is still poorly addressed. The purpose of this study was to …

Background Pericardiectomy is an effective treatment for constrictive pericarditis (CP). Early
postoperative complications such as refractory hypotension and congestive heart failure …