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 …

Doppler echocardiography is one of the most useful clinical tools for the assessment of left
ventricular (LV) diastolic function. Doppler indices of LV filling and pulmonary venous (PV) …

Pericarditis is a common disorder that has multiple causes and presents in various primary-
care and secondary-care settings. New diagnostic techniques have improved the sampling …

Background The conventional treatment strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation who are to
undergo electrical cardioversion is to prescribe warfarin for anticoagulation for three weeks …

Objectives: We sought to determine the association of etiology of constrictive pericarditis
(CP), pericardial calcification (CA), and other clinical variables with long-term survival after …

Conclusions In the modern era, multimodality imaging is essential in the diagnosis and
management of pericardial syndromes. Echocardiography is the initial test for most …

OBJECTIVES.: We sought to determine the utility of left ventricular expansion velocities in
differentiating constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopathy. BACKGROUND …

Objectives: We sought to determine which surgical technique of left atrial appendage (LAA)
closure is most successful by assessing them with transesophageal echocardiography …

Aims X-VeRT is the first prospective randomized trial of a novel oral anticoagulant in patients
with atrial fibrillation undergoing elective cardioversion. Methods and results We assigned …

Doppler assessment of diastolic function has become a standard part of routine
echocardiographic examination and imparts information relevant to a patient's functional …