Highlights•Noninvasive PSL analysis refines the evaluation of LV performance.•The
integration of MW components provides new insights into pathologies.•Myocardial work …

Hypertension is recognised as a leading attributable risk factor for cardiovascular disease
and premature mortality. Global initiatives towards the prevention and treatment of arterial …

Aims To obtain the normal ranges for 2D echocardiographic (2DE) indices of myocardial
work (MW) from a large group of healthy volunteers over a wide range of ages and gender …

Background Noninvasive detection of functionally significant coronary artery disease (CAD)
by echocardiography remains challenging, with the need to perform stress imaging to detect …

Myocardial work is an emerging tool in echocardiography that incorporates left ventricular
afterload into global longitudinal strain analysis. Myocardial work correlates with myocardial …

Left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) has established itself in the last decade
as a reliable, more objective method for the evaluation of LV systolic function, able to detect …

Background Noninvasive left ventricular (LV) pressure-strain loop analysis is emerging as a
new echocardiographic method to evaluate LV function, integrating longitudinal strain by …

Assessment of ventricular systolic function is an essential part of all echocardiographic
examinations. Due to its deep-roots in cardiology, left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction …

Background Global left ventricular (LV) myocardial work efficiency, the ratio of constructive to
wasted work in all LV segments, reflects the efficiency by which mechanical energy is …

A precise and accurate assessment of left ventricular (LV) contractility is of utmost
importance in terms of prognosis in most cardiac pathologies. Given the limitations of …