Journal of cardiology
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Journal of cardiology · Oct 2017
Impact of persistent left ventricular regional wall motion abnormalities in childhood cancer survivors after anthracycline therapy: Assessment of global left ventricular myocardial performance by 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography.
To identify left ventricular (LV) mechanical impairment by 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography (3DSTE) in long-term childhood cancer survivors after anthracycline therapy with or without persistent LV regional diastolic wall motion abnormalities (WMA) and a preserved LV ejection fraction (EF >53%). ⋯ Childhood cancer survivors with persistent LV regional WMA show a reduced LV myocardial performance compared with those without WMA, despite a preserved LVEF.
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Journal of cardiology · Oct 2017
Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function in routine practice: Which parameters are useful to predict one-year outcome in advanced heart failure patients with dilated cardiomyopathy?
Right ventricular (RV) function has recently gained attention as a prognostic predictor of outcome even in patients who have left-sided heart failure. Since several conventional echocardiographic parameters of RV systolic function have been proposed, our aim was to determine if any of these parameters (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion: TAPSE, tissue Doppler derived systolic tricuspid annular motion velocity: S', fractional area change: FAC) are associated with outcome in advanced heart failure patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). ⋯ FAC may provide better prognostic information than TAPSE or S' in advanced heart failure patients with DCM.