• OBJECTIVE -This study sought to determine whether stress echocardiography using exercise (when feasible) or dobutamine echo could be used to predict mortality in patients with diabetes. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Stress echocardiography using exercise was performed in 333 patients able to exercise maximally, and dobutamine echo using a standard dobutamine stress was used in 604 patients. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Non-invasive assessment of myocardial ischaemia using new real-time three-dimensional dobutamine stress echocardiography: comparison with conventional two-dimensional methods. (meduniver.com)
  • Many patients undergoing pharmacological stress echocardiography for assessing symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease are found to have a normal test. (ersjournals.com)
  • A total 41 consecutive patients who had a negative pharmacological stress echocardiography and had been evaluated for angina pectoris were studied. (ersjournals.com)
  • Patients with an inconclusive test result and patients who are incapable of performing a satisfactory treadmill exercise test have to be further assessed by specific noninvasive diagnostic tests, such as Thallium-201 perfusion scintigraphy, pharmacological stress echocardiography or single photon emission computed tomography to select those patients with a high probability of disease, where coronary angiography is reasonable and cost-effective 5 . (ersjournals.com)
  • A total 41 consecutive patients (seven male, 34 female), aged 30-81 yrs, who had undergone pharmacological stress echocardiography for evaluation of symptoms suggestive of angina pectoris and had a normal test were examined. (ersjournals.com)
  • Criteria for inclusion in this study were: recurrent angina-like chest symptoms, normal resting echocardiography and negative stress echocardiography within 3 weeks before their pulmonological evaluation. (ersjournals.com)
  • [ 20 ] Two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice to diagnose and determine the severity of aortic stenosis. (medscape.com)
  • Doppler echocardiography is an excellent tool for assessing the severity of aortic stenosis. (medscape.com)
  • To overcome this problem, 2D Doppler echocardiography can also provide a reliable estimation of aortic valve area (AVA). (medscape.com)
  • Color Doppler valve analysis during transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can be used to accurately diagnose bicuspid aortic valve in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, according to a prospective study of 51 patients. (medscape.com)
  • The major limitation of Doppler echocardiography in assessing the severity of aortic stenosis is underestimation of the gradient if the sound beam is not parallel to the aortic stenosis velocity jet. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, in a patient with clinical features of severe aortic stenosis but echo/Doppler findings of mild to moderate aortic stenosis, further evaluation with repeat Doppler or cardiac catheterization may be required. (medscape.com)
  • Two-dimensional echocardiography with pulsed Doppler examination and Doppler color flow mapping is an excellent means of diagnosing totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection. (qxmd.com)
  • 7. De Simone R, Glombitza G, Vahl CF. Albers J, Meinzer HP, Hagl S. Three-dimensional Color Doppler: A Clinical Study in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation. (meduniver.com)
  • Comparison of orifice area by transthoracic three-dimensional Doppler echocardiography versus proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method for assessment of mitral regurgitation. (meduniver.com)
  • Doppler echocardiography is ideally suited for assessment of diastolic function, being widely available, non-invasive, and less expensive than other techniques. (bmj.com)
  • TTE and Doppler studies were performed in accordance with the recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography [ 9 , 10 ]. (longdom.org)
  • Doppler, two-dimensional echocardiography studies with measurement of mitral inflow velocities in early and late diastole (E and A wave), early and late diastolic mitral annular velocity (É and Á) by DTI, Tei index, and standard chamber dimensions. (hilarispublisher.com)
  • The diagnosis of hs-PDA was made by echocardiography using two-dimensional color Doppler (Vivid-i, GE Healthcare), carried out by a pediatric cardiologist who was blinded to the study treatment groups. (who.int)
  • The practice of examining pregnant women using ultrasound is called obstetric ultrasonography, and was an early development of clinical ultrasonography. (wikipedia.org)
  • Access peer-reviewed articles covering conventional procedures as well as newer clinical techniques and cases where cardiovascular ultrasound was used as a critical component of a multimodality approach to disease diagnosis or evaluation through ASE's journals JASE and CASE. (asecho.org)
  • The Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) brings physicians and sonographers peer-reviewed original investigations and state-of-the-art review articles that cover conventional clinical applications of cardiovascular ultrasound, as well as newer techniques with emerging clinical applications. (asecho.org)
  • Two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound quality has improved in recent years. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The next step is to integrate MRI and 3-D ultrasound data for 3-D printing in preparation for surgical planning," Bennett Samuel, clinical research nurse and one of the study authors told DOTmed News. (dotmed.com)
  • CASE, an international cardiovascular imaging case reports journal, is a companion title to the highly-regarded Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) . (asecho.org)
  • This journal supports the mission of the American Society of Echocardiography by publishing peer-reviewed case reports that make teaching points or scientific observations about echocardiography in the clinical setting. (asecho.org)
  • The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) published a first set of guidelines for the performance of a comprehensive intraoperative TEE exam in 1999. (statpearls.com)
  • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography , 24 (8), 853-859. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Although the presence of aortic stenosis is readily diagnosed with 2D echocardiography, the severity of aortic stenosis cannot be judged based on the 2D echocardiographic images alone. (medscape.com)
  • Volumetric quantification of global and regional left ventricular function from real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic images. (meduniver.com)
  • The purpose of this study is to determine if two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) derived-strain can detect early myocardial dysfunction and thus predict cardiotoxicity in sarcoma subjects undergoing anthracycline therapy and to compare three dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (3D-STE) to 2D-STE in the same group of patients. (mayo.edu)
  • Myocardial strain imaging uses speckle-tracking echocardiography to measure tissue deformation through the cardiac cycle. (medscape.com)
  • Clinical Cardiology, March 1984, 7 (3) P171-4. (templehealth.org)
  • Basic and clinical onco-cardiology are already being practiced harmoniously. (go.jp)
  • 3 However, the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for the evaluation and management of HF w4 support a diagnosis of exclusion-that is, clinical evidence of HF with preserved systolic function. (bmj.com)
  • The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of the assessment of right ventricular (RV) volumes and function using real-time three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) imaging in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. (thoracickey.com)
  • Intraoperative real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic measurement of hemodynamic, anatomic and functional changes after aortic valve replacement . (escardio.org)
  • This activity contained content relevant to my clinical practice. (touchcardio.com)
  • Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT3DTEE) is now commonly used in daily clinical practice. (touchcardio.com)
  • This was a very time-consuming procedure that made it unsuitable for daily clinical practice. (escardio.org)
  • Cardiac CT angiography slowly entered clinical practice in the early 2000s when multi-detector row CTs were developed. (acr.org)
  • Cardiac magnetic resonance (MR), both morphologic and functional, and cardiac MR angiography continue to evolve in clinical practice. (acr.org)
  • Because 3D TTE is superior to 2D assessment, it is now more widely used in clinical practice. (medscape.com)
  • However, systematization in academia and clinical practice and accumulation of evidence have just started. (go.jp)
  • Provided that these techniques are acceptably reliable, three-dimensional echocardiography may be much more useful for clinical practice. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Conclusions: RT3DE using single-beat full-volume capture is an easy and reliable technique to assess LV volume and systolic function in clinical practice. (elsevierpure.com)
  • From compute to care: Lessons learned from deploying an early warning system into clinical practice. (cdc.gov)
  • Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography can confirm the clinical diagnosis of aortic stenosis and provide specific data on LV function. (medscape.com)
  • Diagnosis of severe AS, which is defined as an aortic valve area (AVA) ≤ 1.0 cm2, is done with echocardiography. (emedicalacademy.com)
  • These data suggest that a diagnosis of diastolic HF may accurately be made as a diagnosis of exclusion, 4 albeit in a highly selected population of relatively young, predominantly male patients who were scheduled to undergo cardiac catheterisation (contrasting with the large clinical population of elderly, hypertensive, predominantly female patients with HF and preserved systolic function). (bmj.com)
  • Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) plays a key role in the definitive diagnosis of this pathology. (longdom.org)
  • Based on database of the Echocardiography Laboratory of the Hospital Militar Principal/Instituto Superior, demographics data, echocardiography features and data from follow-up of patients with the diagnosis of SMA, in the period from May 2001 to April 2012, were analyzed. (longdom.org)
  • Date of diagnosis, and findings on echocardiography, LA: left atrium, SVA: sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, LVNC: left ventricular non-compaction. (longdom.org)
  • Diagnosis is by echocardiography. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Textbook of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography enables readers to develop a deep understanding of how to use this imaging modality. (emedicalbooks.com)
  • [1] Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become a commonly used imaging modality in a wide range of settings including the cardiac operating theatre, the intensive care unit, the interventional suit, as an outpatient procedure, and as a monitoring or rescue device in patients who have or are expected to have unexplained cardiovascular instability. (statpearls.com)
  • Although echocardiography has long been the principal imaging modality in this disorder, others including positron emission tomography (PET) and cardiac computed tomography (CT), and to a lesser extent intracardiac echocardiography (ICE), play an increasing role. (emedicalacademy.com)
  • There was good agreement with 4D volume estimates for the left ventricle.Current state-of-the-art 2D echocardiography platforms provide accurate, feasible, and reproducible fetal ventricular measures across gestation, and in certain circumstances may be the modality of choice. (ox.ac.uk)
  • 3. Buck T, Hunold P, Wentz KU, Tkalec W, Nesser HJ, Erbel R. Tomographic three-dimensional echocardiographic determination of chamber size and systolic function in patients with left ventricular aneurysm: comparison to magnetic resonance imaging, cineventriculography, and two-dimensional echocardiography. (meduniver.com)
  • Recent advances in three-dimensional (3D) TTE allow automated detection of endomyocardial borders for accurate assessment of ventricular volumes and ejection fraction. (medscape.com)
  • However, in instances in which clinical findings are not consistent with echocardiogram results, cardiac catheterization is recommended for further hemodynamic assessment. (medscape.com)
  • Currently used two-dimensional (2D) echocardiographic RV assessment is challenging because of the peculiar morphology of this ventricular cavity. (thoracickey.com)
  • Comparison of three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of volume, mass, and function in children with functionally single left ventricles with two-dimensional echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. (meduniver.com)
  • Assessment of regional wall motion abnormalities with real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography. (meduniver.com)
  • Two-and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in patient selection and assessment of atrial septal defect closure by the new DAS-Angel Wings device: initial clinical experience. (meduniver.com)
  • Method and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. (bvsalud.org)
  • Freehand three-dimensional echocardiography for measurement of left ventricular mass: in vivo anatomic validation using explanted human hearts. (meduniver.com)
  • on 2017 The perioperative two dimensional transesophageal echocardiography a of offices your bem were for at least 10 minutes, or for Soon its financial teaching if it is shorter than 10 definitions. (fastatmosphere.com)
  • TEE is able to provide excellent ultrasonic imaging compared to transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) because of the proximal location of the esophagus next to the heart and great vessels, and avoidance of the lungs and ribs as impediments to imaging. (statpearls.com)
  • Real-time 3D TEE acquisition for RV evaluation was performed before and after the surgical procedure and compared with standard two-dimensional multiplane TEE measurements. (thoracickey.com)
  • Double orifice mitral valve by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography. (medscape.com)
  • Since real-time 3D echocardiography became commercially available in 2002, it has rapidly been accepted in echo labs worldwide. (libreriastudium.it)
  • In addition to an in-depth review of the most recent literature on real-time 3D echocardiography, this book represents an invaluable reference work for beginners and expert users of 3D echocardiography. (libreriastudium.it)
  • Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: a novel technique to quantify global left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony. (meduniver.com)
  • Recently, the development and widespread availability of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography has expanded the role of TEE in the guidance of complicated cardiac surgical procedures and catheter-based cardiac interventions such as transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR). (statpearls.com)
  • In recent years, a number of clinical cases using others imaging modalities have been published including real-time three-dimensional echocardiography, nuclear magnetic resonance, Cardiac Tomography (CT ), as well as the use of different imaging modalities in the same patient [ 2 , 6 - 8 ]. (longdom.org)
  • Four patients underwent real time three-dimensional TTE (RT3DTTE), three patients underwent Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE), two patient performed real time three-dimensional TEE (RT3DTEE). (longdom.org)
  • Real time three-dimensional echocardiography was performed as previously reported [ 12 ]. (longdom.org)
  • Background: With recent developments in echocardiographic technology, a new system using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) that allows single-beat acquisition of the entire volume of the left ventricle and incorporates algorithms for automated border detection has been introduced. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Three-dimensional RV analysis was feasible in 98.7% in the preoperative TEE data set and in 92.7% in the postoperative TEE data set. (thoracickey.com)
  • The principal utility of CMR and its advantage over echocardiography for cardiomyopathy is its use of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) , which visualizes myocardial tissue and detects scar, fibrosis, or infiltration. (medscape.com)
  • These include three-dimensional echocardiography, strain and strain rate methods for evaluating cardiac mechanics and interventional applications. (asecho.org)
  • These include technological advances, the unique role of imaging to assess mechanical dyssynchrony, troubleshooting, recent key clinical trials, and the incorporation of monitoring capabilities into CRT or CRT plus defibrillation devices. (benthamscience.com)
  • We assessed the feasibility and reproducibility of fetal ventricular measures using 2D echocardiography, reported normal ranges in our cohort, and compared estimates to other modalities.Mass and end-diastolic volume were estimated by manual contouring in the four-chamber view using TomTec Image Arena 4.6 in end diastole. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The levels of all oxLDL lipid-OOH markers were significantly elevated in PD patients versus control, while the levels of cholesteryl ester-/triglyceride-/free cholesterol-OOH were significantly elevated in PD versus HD patients, regardless of patients' underlying medical conditions, sex, age, PD type, clinical biochemical markers and medication. (bvsalud.org)
  • Left ventricular volume and endocardial surface area by three-dimensional echocardiography: comparison with two-dimensional echocardiography and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in normal subjects. (meduniver.com)
  • Three-dimensional echocardiography: in vitro and in vivo validation of left ventricular mass and comparison with conventional echocardiographic methods. (meduniver.com)
  • Transesophageal echocardiography is of paramount importance in assessing the rupture of the aneurysm into the left atrium [ 1 ]. (longdom.org)
  • 25.3 had evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy and 26.5 had various ventricular arrhythmias.Conclusion: Adult Nigerians presenting with hypertension for the first time have significant rhythm and structural abnormalities that should influence their clinical management and drug treatment choice. (bvsalud.org)
  • Abdullah M, Pearce K, Palmer N, Chenzbraun A. Double orifice mitral valve with dysplastic tricuspid valve and intact interatrial septum: a three-dimensional echocardiographic study. (medscape.com)
  • Describes the nature of a clinical study. (mayo.edu)
  • Intraventricular Thrombus as a Cause of Repeated Systemic Embolisms: Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study. (templehealth.org)
  • DePace NL, Mintz GS, Wren JF, Kotler MN, Matlleman S, Victor MF, Ross J.: Natural History of the Flail Mitral Leaflet Syndrome: A Serial Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study. (templehealth.org)
  • For the purpose of clinical presentation of Ebstein anomaly, the patients are separated into the age groups used in a study by Celermajer et al. (medscape.com)
  • Methods: The study population consisted of 30 children with PDA who were subjected to history taking and clinical examination to detect symptoms and signs suggestive of significant shunting. (hilarispublisher.com)
  • In nondiabetic patients, a number of factors may be used to stratify the level of risk of coronary disease, including clinical history, resting ventricular function, exercise capacity, the presence and extent of ischemia at single-photon emission-computed tomography (SPECT), or stress echo. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • At Boston Children's, we are helping to develop a clinical trial for a device that may be beneficial in reducing the amount of regurgitation in patients with HLHS who have had the Norwood and many who have had a bi-directional Glenn (BDG) or Fontan procedure. (childrenshospital.org)
  • A clinical review 6 published in this issue examines the treatment of heart failure and the prognosis for affected patients. (aafp.org)
  • This new technique is improving the diagnostic accuracy and the clinical management of hundreds of patients all around the world. (escardio.org)
  • 3. Langerveld J, Valocik G, Plokker HW, Ernst SM, Mannaerts HF, Kelder JC, Kamp O, Jaarsma W. Additional value of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for patients with mitral valve stenosis undergoing balloon valvuloplasty . (escardio.org)
  • UltraSight's AI Guidance software is indicated for use in two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2D-TTE) for adult patients, specifically in the acquisition of the 10 standard views of the heart. (salesandmarketingnetwork.com)
  • many such patients may in fact have non-HF causes of their clinical presentations. (bmj.com)
  • The purpose of this paper is to present a brief review of the literature on the subject of SMA, regarding six patients studied in echocardiography laboratory of our Hospital in an eleven-year period. (longdom.org)
  • All patients underwent Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE). (longdom.org)
  • Heart failure is a common, progressive, complex clinical syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. (aafp.org)
  • Three-dimensional imaging is done by combining B-mode images, using dedicated rotating or stationary probes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Echocardiography is the mainstay of imaging and demonstrates thickened right heart valves with limited mobility and regurgitation. (karger.com)
  • [5] These guidelines were updated in 2013 to now include an expanded 28 standard views as well as 3-dimensional imaging. (statpearls.com)
  • Congenital heart experts have printed the first 3-D heart integrating CT and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) imaging. (dotmed.com)
  • Two-dimensional echocardiography in the pre- and postoperative management of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection. (qxmd.com)
  • Echocardiography also provides an extremely accurate method of evaluating surgical repair and of identifying and localizing postoperative obstruction to pulmonary venous return. (qxmd.com)
  • This review aims to underline the potential clinical applications and the advantages of RT3DTEE compared to other methods. (touchcardio.com)
  • This book covers all clinically relevant aspects of this fascinating new technology, including a comprehensive explanation of its basic principles, practical aspects of clinical application, and detailed descriptions of specific uses in the broad spectrum of clinically important heart disease. (libreriastudium.it)
  • Both interobserver and intraobserver variability of three-dimensional measurements of end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes showed excellent agreement. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Quantitative analysis of the morphology of secundum-type atrial septal defects and their dynamic change using transesophageal three-dimensional echocardiography. (meduniver.com)
  • A new integrated system for three-dimensional echocardiographic reconstruction: development and validation for ventricular volume with application in human subjects. (meduniver.com)