OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate left ventricular (LV) mechanics of patients diagnosed with PsA and no clinical evidence for cardiovascular disease (CVD) using a novel, more sensitive technique which evaluates myocardial deformation in multidimensional planes for the detection of impaired LV function. METHODS The study enrolled 31 PsA patients and sex-age matched 19 healthy controls. All partic...

It has been well established that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-TnT) is a specific and highly sensitive marker in acute coronary syndromes. On the other hand, studies on serum concentrations of hs-TnT in patients with hypertension in the absence of significant coronary stenosis are limited. Therefore, we hypothesized that hs-TnT levels are related to left ventricular (LV) remodeling a...

the present study aimed to estimate the effects of parity, calving season and year of calving on the prevalence of subclinical mastitis in holstein cows. a total of 2682 records from 869 holstein cows in a large dairy farm (azarbaijan province, iran), respecting the period from 2006 to 2009, were collected. data was analyzed using proc mixed of sas software by mivque method. subclinical mastiti...

by 2D-STE, and investigated the effect of cardiovascular risk factors on LA-LV-arterial coupling.1 In their multivariate linear regression analysis, peak early diastolic LV longitudinal strain rate (SR-LVe) and E/e’/S-LAs were independent predictors related to abdominal aortic stiffness in patients with cardiovascular risk factors. On the other hand, only age contributed to abdominal aortic sti...

AIMS Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has been reported to be associated with myocardial fibrosis and cardiac events. In patients with HCM, two-dimensional (2D) strain can identify subclinical global systolic dysfunction despite normal left ventricular (LV) chamber function. Therefore, this study tested ...

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a common cause of mortality, with an annual incidence in the United States ranging from 180 000 to 450 000 cases annually.1 Given the frequency and gravity of SCD, there has been considerable effort directed toward decreasing the burden of SCD.2 Most of these efforts have focused on those at highest risk for SCD: (1) patients with heart failure (HF), specifically t...

Introduction Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a serious complication that frequently occurs in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) necessitating early diagnosis. The aim of the current study was to detect subclinical DCM Egyptian children and adolescents T1D evaluate effect antioxidants on myocardial dysfunction. Material methods prospective observational cohort included 81 (9-20 years old) dur...

background: left ventricular (lv) twist is due to oppositely directed apical and basal rotation and has been proposed as a sensitive marker of lv function. we sought to assess the impact of chronic pure mitral regurgitation (mr) on the torsional mechanics of the left human ventricle using tissue doppler imaging. methods: nineteen severe mr patients with a normal lv ejection fraction and 16 non-...

Objective: Previous literature has suggested that the cardiovascular risk factors associated with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) may be found in subjects euthyroidism, but research relating to increased arterial stiffness (AS) and left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction, which have been proven exist patients SCH, is limited euthyroidism. The aim of this study was investigate this. Methods...

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Since coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause mortality in patients with end-stage renal failure, early detection CAD these presenting still normal left ventricular (LV) systolic function clinical importance. Aim To investigate correlation between electrical and mechanical dispersion dialysis LV function. M...