Designated as an emerging epidemic in 1997, heart failure (HF) remains a major clinical
and public health problem. This review focuses on the most recent studies identified by …

The care for patients with cancer has advanced greatly over the past decades. A
combination of earlier cancer diagnosis and greater use of traditional and new systemic …

ESC Guidelines e341 (1) the specific situation of the patient. In this respect, it is specified
that, unless otherwise provided for by national regulations, offlabel use of medication should …

Making a firm diagnosis of chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
remains a challenge. We recommend a new stepwise diagnostic process, the 'HFA–PEFF …

Background Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is an established method for evaluation
of left ventricular (LV) systolic function. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) by speckle tracking …

Background: Echocardiographic determination of ejection fraction (EF) by manual tracing of
endocardial borders is time consuming and operator dependent, whereas visual …

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is defined as dilation and/or reduced function of one or both
ventricles and remains a common disease worldwide. An estimated 40% of cases of familial …

Lamins A and C are intermediate filament nuclear envelope proteins encoded by the LMNA
gene. Mutations in LMNA cause autosomal dominant severe heart disease, accounting for …

Aims Echocardiography is a cornerstone in cardiac imaging, and left ventricular (LV)
ejection fraction (EF) is a key parameter for patient management. Recent advances in …

The ongoing refinements in 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography technology continue to
expand the scope of this imaging modality in clinical cardiology by offering new features that …