Mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) has been suggested as a parameter for left
ventricular (LV) function. This review describes the current clinical application and potential …

We are currently witnessing the advent of new diagnostic tools and therapies for heart
diseases, but, without serious scientific consensus on fundamental questions about normal …

Mathematical modeling of the human heart and its function can expand our understanding of
various cardiac diseases, which remain the most common cause of death in the developed …

Atrial fibrillation is a prevalent cardiac arrhythmia that poses significant health risks to
patients. The use of non-invasive methods for AF detection, such as Electrocardiogram and …

Cardiac fibers, as well as their local arrangement in laminar sheets, have a complex spatial
variation of their orientation that has an important role in mechanical and electrical cardiac …

As heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) rises to epidemic proportions, major
steps in patient management and therapeutic development are badly needed. With the …

Ventricular trabeculation and compaction are two of the many essential steps for generating
a functionally competent ventricular wall. A significant reduction in trabeculation is usually …

The architectural arrangement of the myocytes within the ventricular mass remains a highly
contentious topic. It has recently been suggested by several distinguished surgeons that the …

Recently there has been considerable interest in LV torsion and its relationship with
symptomatic and pre-symptomatic disease processes. Torsion gives useful additional …

Speckle‐tracking echocardiography (STE) is an advanced echocardiographic technique that
allows a novel approach to the assessment of cardiac physiology through the study of …