Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function is an integral part of
the routine evaluation of patients presenting with symptoms of dyspnea or heart failure. The …

Objectives Evaluation of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) through right heart
catheterization can indirectly provide an estimation of the filling pressure of the left ventricle …

Background Risk stratification in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NI-
DCM) is essential to treatment planning. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) predicts poor …

2 Nagueh et al Imaging in HFpEF wall thickness was 1.5 cm. Thus, there is evidence of
normal LV volumes and EF, but there is concentric LV hypertrophy. LA maximum volume …

Background: Speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE)-derived parameters may have better
correlation with left ventricular (LV) relaxation and filling pressure than tissue Doppler …

Purpose. The effects of mechanical ventilation (MV) on speckle tracking echocardiography‐
(STE‐) derived variables are not elucidated. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects …

Background The reliability of echocardiographic methods for the assessment of pulmonary
capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) is still a matter of debate. Since its first description, the …

2D Two-dimensional 3D Three-dimensional AC Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy CFR
Coronary flow reserve CMR Cardiac magnetic resonance CRT Cardiac resynchronization …

Echocardiographic evaluation of diastolic properties and assessment of hemodynamic
status of the right and the left ventricle have been traditionally applied for many years in …

Aims The ratio of transmitral early filling velocity (E) to early diastolic tissue velocity (E′) is a
key diastolic function parameter. The early diastolic strain rate (E′ sr) has been proposed …