Victor Chien-Chia Wu,Masaaki Takeuchi
Victor Chien-Chia Wu
Assessment of right chamber function has become increasingly popular and important in recent decades, complementing the evaluation of left chamber functional parameters. The late adoption and integration of right ventricular (RV) function i...
Clinical implications of organ congestion in heart failure patients as assessed by ultrasonography [0.03%]
心力衰竭患者器官淤血的临床意义(超声心动图评估)
Yoshihiro Seo,Tomofumi Nakatsukasa,Seika Sai et al.
Yoshihiro Seo et al.
In the management of heart failure (HF), decongestion is critical for improving clinical outcomes in addition to patients' symptoms. Although physicians accept this theory, there are no established markers for the achievement of optimal dec...
Echocardiographic feature of diabetic cardiomyopathy: where are we now? [0.03%]
糖尿病心肌病的超声心动图特征：我们目前处于什么位置？
Kazuaki Negishi
Kazuaki Negishi
We are now entering the very exciting era of treatment and management of diabetes mellitus (DM) with the emergence of new therapeutic agents, including sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor ...
Gary C H Gan,Aaisha Ferkh,Anita Boyd et al.
Gary C H Gan et al.
The left atrium has an important role in modulating left ventricular filling and is an important biomarker of cardiovascular disease and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. While previously left atrial (LA) size was utilised, the role of LA fu...
Is universal grading of diastolic function by echocardiography feasible? [0.03%]
普适的二尖瓣环多点位信号提取技术在舒张功能分级中的可行性研究
Zoran B Popović,Kimi Sato,Milind Y Desai
Zoran B Popović
Quantitation of diastolic function centers on the assessment of active and passive ventricular properties, and involves measurement estimates of ventricular relaxation, and chamber and myocardial stiffness. Diastolic dysfunction is a propen...
Toshinari Onishi,Kaoruko Sengoku,Yasuhiro Ichibori et al.
Toshinari Onishi et al.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an effective and less invasive treatment for the increasing population of individuals with severe aortic stenosis (AS). Echocardiography is crucial in the assessment of AS patients from pre-...
Echocardiography updates: from cardiac functional assessments to guiding procedures [0.03%]
心超声影像更新：从心脏功能评估到指导操作
Kazuaki Negishi
Kazuaki Negishi
Yu Shrike Zhang,Rahmi Oklu,Hassan Albadawi
Yu Shrike Zhang
Thrombosis is a prevailing vascular disorder that has been historically studied in vivo with conventional animal models. Here we review recent advances in methods and techniques that allow for engineering of biomimetic in vitro models of th...
Sailen G Naidu,Martha-Gracia Knuttinen,J Scott Kriegshauser et al.
Sailen G Naidu et al.
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a widespread health concern associated with major morbidity and mortality. Catheter directed therapy (CDT) has emerged as a treatment option for acute PE adding to the current potential options of systemic thrombo...
Deep venous thrombosis in pregnancy: incidence, pathogenesis and endovascular management [0.03%]
妊娠期深静脉血栓的发病率、发病机制及血管内治疗
Paola Devis,M Grace Knuttinen
Paola Devis
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) during pregnancy is associated with high mortality, morbidity, and costs. Pulmonary embolism (PE), its most feared complication, is the leading cause of maternal death in the developed world. DVT can also result...