Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, Chair, Christopher P. Appleton, MD, Thierry C. Gillebert, MD,* Paolo N. Marino, MD,* Jae K. Oh, MD, Otto A. Smiseth, MD, PhD,* Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, Frank A. Flachskampf, MD,… (More)
Sherif F. Nagueh, Chair, MD, FASE, Otto A. Smiseth, Co-Chair, MD, PhD, Christopher P. Appleton, MD, Benjamin F. Byrd, III, MD, FASE, Hisham Dokainish, MD, FASE, Thor Edvardsen, MD, PhD, Frank A.… (More)
OBJECTIVES
This study was designed to determine the effects of obesity on left ventricular (LV) structure and function in young obese women.
BACKGROUND
Severe prolonged obesity in older adults… (More)
BACKGROUND
Obesity is a risk factor for impaired cardiac performance, particularly in women. Animal studies suggest that alterations in myocardial fatty acid metabolism and efficiency in obesity can… (More)
A Report From the American Society of Echocardiography’s Guidelines and Standards Committee and the Task Force on Prosthetic Valves, Developed in Conjunction With the American College of Cardiology… (More)
AIM
To characterize the extent to which metabolic syndrome criteria predict left ventricular (LV) structure and function.
METHODS AND RESULTS
Metabolic syndrome criteria were assessed in 607 adults… (More)
A comparison of electrocardiographic manifestations of left atrial enlargement (LAE) and left atrial size by echocardiography was made in 307 patients in sinus rhythm. Electrocardiographic criteria… (More)
To provide an approach suitable for on-line analysis of ventricular function, a conventional two-dimensional ultrasound imaging system was modified to detect and track blood-tissue interfaces in real… (More)
BACKGROUND
In sickle cell disease (SCD), pulmonary hypertension (assessed by tricuspid regurgitant jet [TRJ] velocity ≥ 2.5 m/sec) is associated with increased mortality. The relationships among TRJ… (More)