Echocardiography is the key tool for the diagnosis and evaluation of aortic stenosis.
Because clinical decision-making is based on the echocardiographic assessment of its …

Mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) has been suggested as a parameter for left
ventricular (LV) function. This review describes the current clinical application and potential …

Background While speckle imaging has been shown to predict outcome in patients with
heart failure (HF), it remains unclear whether speckle strain predicts outcome in patients with …

Aortic stenosis (AS) causes left ventricular remodeling (hypertrophy, remodeling, fibrosis)
and other cardiac changes (left atrial dilatation, pulmonary artery and right ventricular …

Highlights•GLS is a sensitive marker of subclinical hypertrophy-mediated LV
dysfunction.•GLS quantifies LV functional recovery following intervention.•GLS outperforms …

Background Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) demonstrates limited prognostic value
for post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes. Evidence regarding the …

Objectives The present study aimed at investigating the respective contribution of afterload
and myocardial fibrosis to pre-and post-operative left ventricular (LV) function by using …

Background Parameters that mark the timing of left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling
following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are incompletely defined. This study …

Background: Left ventricular longitudinal strain (LV-LS) and strain rate (SR) are sensitive
markers of early systolic dysfunction. Aim: To evaluate the feasibility of a novel, cardiac …

Background Impaired left ventricular (LV) myocardial deformation is associated with adverse
outcome in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). The aim of this retrospective study was …