Objectives This study sought to examine if fully automated measurements of global
longitudinal strain (GLS) using a novel motion estimation technology based on deep …

ABSTRACT Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are chronic, heterogeneous
diseases which are generally classified according to clinical presentation. However, the …

Ultrasound has risen to the forefront as one of the primary tools in tendon research, with
benefits including its relatively low cost, ease of use, and high safety. Moreover, it has been …

2D (Two-dimensional), 3D (Three-dimensional), ASE (American Society of
Echocardiography), CAC (Coronary artery calcium), CCT (Cardiovascular computed …

Background Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) enables
objective assessment of left atrial (LA) deformation through the analysis of myocardial strain …

Background: Cardiomyopathies with increased left ventricular wall thickness such as cardiac
amyloidosis, septal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and apical HCM exhibit …

Objectives The aims of this study were to characterize the interplay between mixed aortic
valve disease (MAVD) phenotypes (defined by concomitant severities of aortic stenosis and …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was initially regarded as a disease of the lungs,
which manifests as an acute respiratory illness and pneumonia, although more recently …

Overall survival of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) has shown
continued improvement. Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, in the long term, adversely …

Background Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS), circumferential strain
(LVGCS) and radial strain (LVGRS) are echocardiographic parameters with wide clinical …