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Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, Volume 10, Issue 4

April 2023 - 51 articles

Cover Story: The quantification of chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) is fundamental to guiding patients’ management and identifying the appropriate timing for mitral valve (MV) surgery; however, no imaging technique has been defined so far as a gold standard for use in MR quantification. Echocardiography requires an integrative approach based on qualitative, semiquantitative, and quantitative parameters, and is fundamental for pre-operative the performance of anatomical assessments of the MV. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has shown high accuracy and good reproducibility in quantification of regurgitant volume and ventricular volumes and can allow myocardial tissue characterization. However, only a moderate agreement has been shown between echocardiography and CMR in MR quantification, which becomes higher when 3D echocardiography is used. View this paper
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Articles (51)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,879 Views
11 Pages

Preparticipation Screening of Athletes: The Prevalence of Positive Family History

  • Bogna Jiravska Godula,
  • Otakar Jiravsky,
  • Petra Pesova,
  • Libor Jelinek,
  • Marketa Sovova,
  • Katarina Moravcova,
  • Jaromir Ozana,
  • Miroslav Hudec,
  • Roman Miklik and
  • Jan Hecko
  • + 2 authors

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading cause of death among athletes, and those with a positive family history (FH) of SCD and/or cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be at increased risk. The primary objective of this study was to assess the prevalence...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,900 Views
13 Pages

Recognition of Strokes in the ICU: A Narrative Review

  • Kotaro Noda,
  • Masatoshi Koga and
  • Kazunori Toyoda

Despite the remarkable progress in acute treatment for stroke, in-hospital stroke is still devastating. The mortality and neurological sequelae are worse in patients with in-hospital stroke than in those with community-onset stroke. The leading cause...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,126 Views
18 Pages

Left Ventricle Segmental Longitudinal Strain and Regional Myocardial Work Index Could Help Determine Mitral Valve Prolapse Patients with Increased Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias

  • Ludmiła Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz,
  • Agnieszka Zienciuk-Krajka,
  • Elżbieta Wabich,
  • Marcin Fijałkowski,
  • Jadwiga Fijałkowska,
  • Krzysztof Młodziński and
  • Grzegorz Raczak

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) could associate with malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VAs). Mitral annular disjunction, a putative mechanism for an arrhythmic substrate, leads to excessive mobility, stretch, and damage of some segments. Speckle trackin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,550 Views
20 Pages

Cardiac Fibrosis and Innervation State in Uncorrected and Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Postmortem Histological Analysis and Systematic Review

  • Leo J. Engele,
  • Roel L. F. van der Palen,
  • Anastasia D. Egorova,
  • Margot M. Bartelings,
  • Lambertus J. Wisse,
  • Claire A. Glashan,
  • Philippine Kiès,
  • Hubert W. Vliegen,
  • Mark G. Hazekamp and
  • Barbara J. M. Mulder
  • + 3 authors

In the transposition of the great arteries (TGA), alterations in hemodynamics and oxygen saturation could result in fibrotic remodeling, but histological studies are scarce. We aimed to investigate fibrosis and innervation state in the full spectrum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,190 Views
13 Pages

Subclinical Myocardial Injury in Patients Recovered from COVID-19 Pneumonia: Predictors and Longitudinal Assessment

  • Antonella Cecchetto,
  • Gianpaolo Torreggiani,
  • Gabriella Guarnieri,
  • Andrea Vianello,
  • Giulia Baroni,
  • Chiara Palermo,
  • Leonardo Bertagna De Marchi,
  • Giulia Lorenzoni,
  • Patrizia Bartolotta and
  • Emanuele Bertaglia
  • + 4 authors

(1) Background: Emerging data regarding patients recovered from COVID-19 are reported in the literature, but cardiac sequelae have not yet been clarified. To quickly detect any cardiac involvement at follow-up, the aims of the research were to identi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,002 Views
14 Pages

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the clinical standard for children with congenital heart disease (CHD), heart failure (HF) being assessed for transplantation candidacy, and subjects with unexplained dyspnea on exertion. Heart, lung, skelet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,736 Views
9 Pages

Clinical Impact of ACE-I/ARB for Conservatively Treated Patients with Moderate to Severe Mitral Regurgitation: A Single Center Observational Study

  • Robert Uzel,
  • Raphael R. Bruno,
  • Christian Jung,
  • Christian Lang,
  • Hannes Hoi,
  • Martin Grünbart,
  • Christian Datz,
  • Friedrich Hoppichler and
  • Bernhard Wernly

(1) Background: Mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with increased mortality and frequent hospital admissions. Although mitral valve intervention offers improved clinical outcomes for MR, it is not feasible in many cases. Moreover, conservative t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,754 Views
11 Pages

Retrospective Analysis of the Effectiveness of Oral Semaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Effect on Cardiometabolic Parameters in Japanese Clinical Settings

  • Hodaka Yamada,
  • Masashi Yoshida,
  • Shunsuke Funazaki,
  • Jun Morimoto,
  • Shiori Tonezawa,
  • Asuka Takahashi,
  • Shuichi Nagashima,
  • Kimura Masahiko,
  • Otsuka Kiyoshi and
  • Kazuo Hara

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) have a more potent glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)-lowering effect than existing therapies and are widely used for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Once-daily oral semaglutide is the world&rsqu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
82 Citations
23,955 Views
16 Pages

Current and Future Use of Artificial Intelligence in Electrocardiography

  • Manuel Martínez-Sellés and
  • Manuel Marina-Breysse

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in electrocardiography (ECG) to assist in diagnosis, stratification, and management. AI algorithms can help clinicians in the following areas: (1) interpretation and detection of arrhythmias, ST-segme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,096 Views
11 Pages

Determining the Acceptance of Digital Cardiac Rehabilitation and Its Influencing Factors among Patients Affected by Cardiac Diseases

  • Alexander Bäuerle,
  • Charlotta Mallien,
  • Tienush Rassaf,
  • Lisa Jahre,
  • Christos Rammos,
  • Eva-Maria Skoda,
  • Martin Teufel and
  • Julia Lortz

Background: Cardiac diseases are a major global health issue with an increasing prevalence of affected people. Rehabilitation following cardiac events is underutilized, despite its proven effectiveness. Digital interventions might present a useful ad...

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