Left ventricular function before and after anatomical correction of transposition of the great arteries was assessed by computer assisted analysis of 78 echocardiographs from 27 patients obtained one year before to five years after operation. Sixteen patients had simple transposition, and 11 had complex transposition with additional large ventricular septal defect. Immediately after correction ...

OBJECTIVE The mean closure time of the ductus arteriosus (DA) in full-term neonates is presumed to be 1-2 days after birth; however, whether this rate is accurate throughout the neonatal period is still unclear. In addition, the clinical determinants that influence DA closure remain unknown. METHODS Echocardiography was performed 1826 times (897 in boys, 929 in girls) in 1442 participants (73...

By providing an enormous amount of qualitative and quantitative information obtained in a short period of time and its high versatility in application, echocardiography has become the most widely used and costeffective cardiac imaging method. It has contributed significantly to the reduction of cardiovascular misdiagnosis since 1971. Since it is often the best or even the only applicable method...

A transparent grid for estimating peak Vcf directly from the echocardiograph recording is described. Estimates so obtained were compared with peak Vcf measurements made by an echocardiographic digitising technique and with the angiographic ejection fraction in 13 patients with normal left ventricular function and 17 patients with impaired left ventricular function. No patient had angiographic s...

Aim / Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect maximal exercise on level cardiac remolding and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP) in elite athletes as compared sedentary healthy subjects correlation ANP with adaptation athlete’s heart remodeling (if any) Place Duration Study: present carried out at Department Physiology, Army Medical College, collaboration Armed Forces Institut...

Background This study was conducted to identify cardiac dysfunction and the relationship of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and serum lipids to echocardiographic indices in children and adolescents with T1DM. Materials and Methods: This  case-control study was conducted on  100 cases  including 50 children and adoles...

We have observed rotational excursion, comprising anteroposterior and right to left movement of the heart, and cardiac twist around the long axis in 2 patients with massive pericardial effusion, using a phased-array echocardiograph recently developed in this country. Sagittal real-time cross-sections showed only the anteroposterior swing motion, but horizontal cross-sections revealed a counterc...

To cite: Kenzaka T, Nishimura Y. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014203592 DESCRIPTION A 56-year-old man had undergone mitral valvuloplasty owing to a 3-year history of mitral insufficiency caused by chordae tendineae rupture. Prosthetic valve ring and artificial chordae tendineae are usually used in this case. The patient was referred to the hosp...

ment? J Am Soc Echocardiograph 2009;8:895–8. 12. Ionescu AA, Moreno de la Santa P, Dunstan FD, Butchart EG, Fraser AG. Mobile echoes on prosthetic valves are not reproducible. Eur Heart J 1999;20: 140–7. 13. Kiavar M, Sadeghpour A, Bakhshandeh H, Bassiri HA, Tayyebi P, Esmaeilzadeh M et al. Are prosthetic valve fibrin strands negligible? The associations and significance. J Am Soc Echocardiogr ...

Elevated pulmonary vascular resistance portends a poor prognosis across interstitial lung disease (ILD), irrespective of the histospecific diagnosis. Currently, no noninvasive surrogate prognostic marker exists. We explore the prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and echocardiography across ILD. ILD patients with BNP concentrations performed during 2005-2007 were reviewed (n = 90...