Aims Left atrial (LA) size is considered a marker of poor prognosis in heart failure (HF)
patients. Prior studies have recruited relatively few subjects limiting their power to adequately …

In daily clinical practice, LV systolic function is routinely assessed with the use of two‐dimensional
echocardiography. Using biplane LV end‐diastolic and end‐systolic volumes, LVEF is …

• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient’s interest …

Background: Experimentally, vagal stimulation (VS) is protective in chronic heart failure (HF).
In man, VS is used in refractory epilepsy but has never been used in cardiovascular …

Background— The relation between infarct tissue heterogeneity on contrast-enhanced MRI
and the occurrence of spontaneous ventricular arrhythmia (or sudden cardiac death) is …

Objectives : The objective of this study was to assess the usefulness of each type of strain
for left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony assessment and its predictive value for a positive …

Aims To evaluate myocardial multidirectional strain and strain rate (S-and-SR) in severe aortic
stenosis (AS) patients with preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF), using two-…

Background— The relative merits of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony, LV lead position,
and myocardial scar to predict long-term outcome after cardiac resynchronization therapy …

Risk stratification scheme. Risk stratification aiming at assessing the risk of VAs and SCD in
patients with MVP, involving two phases based on the clinical and imaging context and the …

Purpose: To validate flow assessment performed with three-dimensional (3D) three-directional
velocity-encoded (VE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with retrospective valve …