A unique and highly versatile technique, stress echocardiography (SE) is increasingly
recognized for its utility in the evaluation of non-ischaemic heart disease. SE allows for …

Exercise testing has an established role in the evaluation of patients with valvular heart
disease and can aid clinical decision making. Because symptoms may develop slowly and …

After publication, dissemination of the message is of paramount importance. Publication of
executive summaries and the production of pocket-sized and PDA-downloadable versions …

Aims Despite a successful surgical procedure and adherence to current recommendations,
postoperative left ventricular (LV) dysfunction after mitral valve repair (MVr) for organic mitral …

Objectives: We investigated whether global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a better predictor of
clinical events after surgery for mitral regurgitation (MR) than conventional parameters …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine whether two-dimensional speckle
tracking of longitudinal myocardial deformation can detect limited contractile reserve during …

© 2012 Wiley Periodicals Inc. Exercise training improves functional capacity in patients with
exercise limitation attributed to systolic dysfunction (SD), but exercise training effects in …

Aims There are very few data regarding the assessment and prognostic value of left
ventricular contractile reserve (LVCR) in asymptomatic patients with primary mitral …

BACKGROUND: Exercise training improves functional capacity in patients with systolic
dysfunction (SD), but the role of exercise training in diastolic dysfunction (DD) is unclear. We …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of patients at prohibitive
surgical risk undergoing MitraClip therapy (Abbott Vascular, Redwood City, California) for …