Cardiovascular Ultrasound is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal covering clinical, technological, experimental, biological, and molecular aspects of ultrasound applications in cardiovascular physiology and disease.
Cardiovascular Ultrasound aims to provide a suitable platform for the most current, clinically and biologically relevant, and high quality research in the field of ultrasound of the heart and vessels. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original research, authoritative reviews, case reports on challenging and/or unusual diagnostic aspects, and expert opinions on new techniques and technologies. Another feature of interest to the cardiologist, the sonographer and allied scientists is the "natural born digital" nature of the journal, which permits the publication of colour illustrations and video clips at no extra cost.
Cardiovascular Ultrasound provides an Open Access forum for publishing arguments, ranging from biology to engineering to clinical echocardiography, with both speed and versatility.
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Predictive Value of Less Than Moderate Residual Mitral Regurgitation as Assessed by Transesophageal Echo for Short-Term Outcomes of Patients With Mitral Regurgitation Treated With Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral regurgitation (MR) after mitral valve repair is assessed by transesophageal echocardiography. What's the clinical significance of mild residual MR for the early outcome of patients post-repair?
Journal Article, July 2007
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Distal Left Circumflex Coronary Artery Flow Reserve Recorded by Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography: A Comparison with Doppler-wire
No studies on transthoracic Doppler echocardiography vs. intracoronary Doppler-wire: how do they compare in measuring coronary flow reserve of the challenging distal left circumflex coronary artery?
Journal Article, June 2007
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Mitral Annulus Calcification is Associated with Valvular and Cardiac Structural Abnormalities
Degenerative mitral annulus calcification shares common risk factors with atherosclerosis, emphasizing the need to risk-stratify patients with MAC. What heart abnormalities are associated with MAC?
Journal Article, March 2007
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Common Carotid Artery Wall Thickness and External Diameter as Predictors of Prevalent and Incident Cardiac Events in a Large Population Study
Might common carotid artery diameter indicate atherosclerosis and provide information relevant to prevalent and incident cardiac disease in addition to that provided by intima media thickness?
Journal Article, March 2007
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A New Technique for Assessing Arterial Pressure Wave Forms and Central Pressure with Tissue Doppler
How does arterial pressure waveform and central pressure measurement by tissue Doppler imaging of the common carotid arteries compare with that by the less clinically applied applanation tonometry?
Journal Article, January 2007
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Carotid Ultrasound Phenotypes in Vulnerable Populations
In this study, intima media thickness (IMT), total plaque volume (TPV) and total plaque area (TPA) in two separate populations, both vulnerable to carotid atherosclerosis, were compared.
Journal Article, November 2006
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Echo-Driven V-V Optimization Determines Clinical Improvement in Non Responders to Cardiac Resynchronization Treatment
In this report, the beneficial effect of sequential V-V pacing on inter and intraventricular synchrony, cardiac output and mitral regurgitation severity as the mechanisms is described.
Journal Article, October 2006
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Aortic Obstruction: Anatomy and Echocardiography
This study was undertaken to correlate the echocardiographic images with anatomic specimens of equivalent valvular and supravalvular aortic obstruction.
Journal Article, September 2006
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Non-compacted Cardiomyopathy: Clinical-Echocardiographic Study
The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and echocardiographic findings of ventricular noncompaction in adult patients.
Journal Article, September 2006
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Early Detection of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Chagas' Disease
The aim of this study was to investigate if transmitral Doppler flow can detect early abnormalities of the diastolic left ventricular function during the indeterminate phase of Chagas' disease.
Journal Article, March 2006
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Turbulent Flow as a Cause for Underestimating Coronary Flow Reserve Measured by Doppler Guide Wire
The aim of our study was to test the influence of changes in flow profile on the validity of intra-coronary Doppler flow velocity measurements in vitro.
Journal Article, March 2006
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Echocardiography in Nigeria: Use, Problems, Reproducibility and Potentials
Accessibility to echocardiography in Nigeria is still very low due to the high costs of the technique and the lack of highly specialized personnel.
Journal Article, March 2006
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The Best of 2005 in Echocardiography: Back From EuroEcho 9 -- Florence, Italy
The ninth edition of the congress of the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) held in Florence spotlighted key breakthroughs in imaging guidelines for echocardiographic techniques.
Journal Article, February 2006
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Value of Adenosine Infusion for Infarct Size Determination Using Real-Time Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography
Myocardial contrast echocardiography has been used for determination of infarct size (IS) in experimental models.
Journal Article, February 2006
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A New Ultrasonic Process for a Renewal of Aortic Valve Decalcification
In this study, we evaluated a new ultrasound microhandpiece....
Journal Article, January 2006
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A Case of Absent Right and Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
A 49-year-old man underwent transthoracic echocardiography for atypical chest pain.
Journal Article, January 2006
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Effect of Zooming on Texture Features of Ultrasonic Images
Texture analysis of ultrasonic plaques should be performed under standardized resolution settings....
Journal Article, January 2006
