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Evaluation of diastolic function by the Tissue doppler in children affected by non- compaction

2007

The Tissue doppler analysis is a new echocardiographic approach to evaluate the diastolic function. In this report we performed a Tissue doppler analysis in a series of 15 children affected by non-compaction. The bidimensional echo-cardiogram showed a systolic function which was reduced only in 8 patients. Alterations of the diastolic function were founded in 7 patients: in 2 cases, a reduction of the E tissue wave was present in all segments. In 3 patients the diastolic dysfunction was limited to apical and lateral segments. In the last 2 children a reduction of the E wave interested only the apical segments. There was a strong correlation between systolic and diastolic dysfunction: in fac…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentDiastoleSystolic functionDoppler echocardiographysymbols.namesakeDiastoleInternal medicineVentricular DysfunctionmedicineHumansDiastolic functionChildmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryInfantAnatomyEchocardiography DopplerPulse pressureChild PreschoolsymbolsCardiologyFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessDoppler effectTissue doppler analysis Non-compaction Ventricular dysfunction Children
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Chemotherapy cardiotoxicity: cardioprotective drugs and early identification of cardiac dysfunction.

2016

Background: Chemotherapy cardiotoxicity is an emerging problem and it is very important to prevent cardiac dysfunction caused by anticancer drugs. The aim of this study was to assess the alterations of the cardiac function induced by chemotherapy in a follow-up of 2 years and to evaluate the cardioprotective role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) in the prevention of cardiac dysfunction. Methods: A prospective study was carried out using patients with breast cancer (85 women; median age 57W12years) and other inclusion and exclusion criteria. On the basis of treatment, patients were divided into six groups: fluorouracil-epirubicincyclophosphamide, FEC (group A); FEC and tra…

Cardiac function curveAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyCardiotonic Agentsmedicine.medical_treatmentAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsBreast Neoplasms030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyBioinformaticsCardiac dysfunctionAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; Cardiotoxicity; Chemotherapy; Prevention; Tissue Doppler imaging; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Breast Neoplasms; Cardiotonic Agents; Cardiotoxicity; Early Diagnosis; Echocardiography Doppler; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies03 medical and health sciencesTissue Doppler imaging0302 clinical medicinecardiac toxicity anti cancer drugs cardiac dysfunctionInternal medicineAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols80 and overMedicineChemotherapyHumansProspective StudiesAgedAged 80 and overCardiotoxicityChemotherapybusiness.industryPreventionFollow up studiesDopplerGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedCardiotoxicityEchocardiography DopplerClinical trialEarly DiagnosisAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorEchocardiography030220 oncology & carcinogenesiscardiovascular systemCardiologyFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessFollow-Up StudiesJournal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.)
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Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity: role of the tissue Doppler in the early diagnosis of left ventricular dysfunction.

2011

Cardiotoxicity is a common complication of chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to assess the cardiotoxicity of anticancer drugs using tissue Doppler imaging. A prospective study was carried out using patients with early breast cancer (72 women, median age: 57 ± 12 year) and other inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria were treatment with epirubicin, trastuzumab, fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, taxotere, and taxolo; left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of more than 50%; and absence of important pathologies. Exclusion criteria were presence of known heart disease, earlier exposure to mediastinal irradiation, and earlier chemotherapy. On the basis of treatment, patients …

Cardiac monitoring cardiotoxicity chemotherapy heart failure left ventricular dysfunction tissue Doppler imaging
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THE NONCOMPACTION OF THE LEFT VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM: OUR PEDIATRIC EXPERIENCE

2007

OBJECTIVES: The noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium is a rare congenital heart disease, characterized by an excessive prominence of trabecular meshwork, spaced out by deep intertrabecular recesses, consequent to the arrest of the normal myocardium embryogenesis. Although there are numerous descriptions, the physiopathological effects of the structural alterations, just like the clinical spectrum and the evolution of the disease, are not totally clarified. In the present study, we have evaluated the natural history of the disease, the familial incidence and the alterations of the systolic and diastolic function. METHODS: We collected a series of 21 young patients who were affect…

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Assessment of no-reflow phenomenon by myocardial blush grade and pulsed wave tissue doppler imaging in patients with acute coronary syndrome

2014

Background: No-reflow phenomenon is a complication of myocardial revascularization and it is associated with a worse prognosis. Materials and Methods: A prospective study was carried out enrolling patients with acute myocardial infarction (64 patients, 49 male and 15 female, median age 64.9 ± 10.61 years), both STEMI and NSTEMI, who underwent myocardial revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). TIMI flow and Myocardial Blush Grade (MBG) were assessed at baseline (T0), in addition to tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) and electrocardiogram. Cardiological evaluation was also performed at T1 (one month after PCI) and T2 (every year after revascularization for a mean follow-up …

medicine.medical_specialtyAcute coronary syndromemyocardial blush gradebusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentDiastolePercutaneous coronary interventionAcute myocardial infarctionRevascularizationmedicine.diseaseInternal medicineConventional PCINo reflow phenomenonCardiologymedicineOriginal ArticleRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingMyocardial infarctionno reflowCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusinessmyocardial perfusiontissue doppler imagingTIMIJournal of Cardiovascular Echography
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Quantitative Tissue Doppler Echocardiography: Physiological Nonuniformity of Left Ventricular Transmural Myocardial Wall-Motion Velocities and Gradie…

2001

Tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) is a new method by which transmural myocardial function can be studied noninvasively. In order to investigate physiology and reproducibility, 24 young, healthy volunteers were examined by M-mode TDE. Nonuniformity of transmural tissue layer velocities became apparent: Subendocardial and subepicardial velocities of the anteroseptal myocardial wall (AW) were 3.5 +/- 0.7 and 1.3 +/- 0.5 cm/sec (P < 0.0001, t-test), whereas in the posterolateral wall (PW) values of 3.6 +/- 0.6 and 1.2 +/- 0.4 cm/sec (P < 0.0001, t-test), respectively, were revealed. The ratios, termed "myocardial velocity gradients" as a new indicator of left ventricular performance, were 3…

medicine.medical_specialtyReproducibilitybusiness.industryMyocardial velocityMyocardial functionTissue Doppler echocardiographyInternal medicineHealthy volunteersCardiologyMedicineRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingWall motionCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessEchocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)
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