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Preoperative mitral valve annulus area size is an important factor in avoiding functional mitral stenosis after mitral valve repair. 术前二尖瓣瓣环面积大小是二尖瓣修复术后避免功能性二尖瓣狭窄的重要因素。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-21 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-024-00671-x

Haruka Sasaki, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Kazuki Yoshida, Moe Matsumoto, Yusei Nishikawa, Yoshitada Noguchi, Shuhei Aoki, Katsuya Suzuki, Satomi Yashima, Makiko Kinoshita, Noriko Suzuki-Eguchi, Shuichiro Takanashi, Goro Matsumiya, Yoshio Kobayashi

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Rapid "progression" of aortic stenosis due to infective endocarditis on the noncoronary cusp. 非冠状动脉尖感染性心内膜炎导致主动脉瓣狭窄快速 "进展"。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-024-00667-7

Yusuke Nakashima, Hironori Ishiguchi, Yosuke Miyazaki, Ayumi Omuro, Motoaki Sano

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Rupture of the sinus of valsalva aneurysm presenting with a predominantly diastolic murmur without continuous murmur. 瓣膜窦动脉瘤破裂，主要表现为舒张期杂音，无连续性杂音。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-024-00660-0

Haruka Okazaki, Hitoshi Nagai, Shinichi Okuda, Takeshi Ueyama, Yasuhiro Ikeda

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Diagnostic and prognostic potential of left atrial strain in cardiovascular disease: a narrative review. 左心房劳损在心血管疾病中的诊断和预后潜力：一个叙述性的回顾。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-28 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-024-00677-5

Sana Tantawi, Elio Issa, Kamal Matli, Raymond Farah, Christy Costanian, Steven Miner, Shafika Assaad, Georges Ghanem

{"title":"Diagnostic and prognostic potential of left atrial strain in cardiovascular disease: a narrative review.","authors":"Sana Tantawi, Elio Issa, Kamal Matli, Raymond Farah, Christy Costanian, Steven Miner, Shafika Assaad, Georges Ghanem","doi":"10.1007/s12574-024-00677-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12574-024-00677-5","url":null,"abstract":"Left atrial strain (LAS) was recently introduced as a parameter that reflects on left atrial function. Consequently, changes in LAS can inform the development of cardiovascular diseases, hence providing a window for non-invasive and cost-effective testing of these diseases and their complications at early stages of development, potentially offering a segway towards preventive interventions. LAS has yet to be implemented into standard practice. Therefore, we aimed to synthesize the current evidence on the diagnostic and prognostic potentials of LAS in a variety of cardiovascular diseases. We attempted to elucidate sufficient evidence to support uptake into clinical practice. A systematic search of four databases (Medline, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL) was performed for articles published within the last 5 years, for inclusion in this narrative review. A total of 3921 articles were identified, among which only 43 articles were included. LAS showed diagnostic potential in detecting (1) paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in stroke patients, (2) left atrial appendage dysfunction in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and finally (3) diastolic dysfunction in patients with arrhythmias, valvulopathies, acute coronary syndrome, primary arterial hypertension, and heart failure. LAS was also prognostic for the development of (1) atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients, cardiovascular events in patients with (2) valvular diseases and (3) ischemic heart diseases, and (4) heart failure in patients with and without diastolic dysfunction. This review highlights the potential of LAS in identifying certain cardiac pathologies and their repercussions on patient prognosis, which should prompt courageous integration into the clinical workup while emphasizing areas for future research to guarantee successful and safe implementation into clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":44837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Echocardiography","volume":" ","pages":"69-85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Echocardiographic revelations in acute myocardial infarction: unmasking perfusion defects. 急性心肌梗死的超声心动图启示：揭开灌注缺陷的面纱。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-07 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-024-00661-z

Benjamin Wordell, Renuka Jain, Tonga Nfor, Priscilla Wessly

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Comments and evaluation on "Preoperative mitral valve annulus area size is an important factor in avoiding functional mitral stenosis after mitral valve repair". “术前二尖瓣环面积大小是避免二尖瓣修复后功能性二尖瓣狭窄的重要因素”的评论与评价。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-025-00684-0

Çetin Mirzaoğlu, Mehdi Karasu

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The value of the dynamic changes in cardiac power output in aortic stenosis patients following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: an exercise stress echocardiography study. 经导管主动脉瓣植入术后主动脉瓣狭窄患者心脏动力输出动态变化的价值：运动负荷超声心动图研究。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-21 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-024-00664-w

Daisuke Miyahara, Masaki Izumo, Yukio Sato, Tatsuro Shoji, Risako Murata, Ryutaro Oda, Taishi Okuno, Shingo Kuwata, Yoshihiro J Akashi

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Understanding of therapeutic efficacy of coronary intervention by echocardiography in a patient with acute coronary syndrome. 通过超声心动图了解急性冠状动脉综合征患者冠状动脉介入治疗的疗效。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-024-00665-9

Katsuji Inoue, Tomoki Sakaue, Mako Yoshino, Nobuhisa Yamamura, Takafumi Okura, Shigeki Uemura, Koji Takahashi

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Global, segmental, and layer-specific two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography immediately after acute myocardial infarction as a predictive tool to assess myocardial viability and scar size. 急性心肌梗死后立即进行整体、分段和分层二维斑点追踪超声心动图检查，作为评估心肌活力和瘢痕大小的预测工具。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-06 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-024-00666-8

B R Van Klarenbosch, H E Driessen, F P Kirkels, M J Cramer, B K Velthuis, M A Vos, S A J Chamuleau, S Ter Meulen-De Jong, A J Teske

{"title":"Global, segmental, and layer-specific two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography immediately after acute myocardial infarction as a predictive tool to assess myocardial viability and scar size.","authors":"B R Van Klarenbosch, H E Driessen, F P Kirkels, M J Cramer, B K Velthuis, M A Vos, S A J Chamuleau, S Ter Meulen-De Jong, A J Teske","doi":"10.1007/s12574-024-00666-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12574-024-00666-8","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: The identification of myocardial scar is key in clinical decision-making after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the gold standard that is cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) encounters limitations in terms of availability. Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) may be an accessible alternative in detecting scar and assessing scar transmurality. We aim to evaluate the predictive value of 2D-STE, encompassing measures of global, segmental and layer-specific strain, with respect to myocardial viability and scar size at 6 months follow-up.Methods and results: In 43 patients admitted for primary AMI, we conducted a comparative analysis of strain parameters (including global longitudinal strain (GLS), segmental longitudinal strain (SLS), layer-specific GLS and SLS and the transmural strain gradient from endocardium to epicardium) in relation to conventional echocardiographic parameters at baseline in predicting for scar size and the transmurality index, as measured by CMR, 6 months post enrollment. We demonstrate a moderate correlation between both GLS and conventional echocardiographic parameters, and scar size as well as transmurality index. Wall motion score index exhibited superior predictive performance over GLS and left ventricular ejection fraction in anticipating scar formation. At a cut-off of - 13.3% for any scar and - 11.5% for transmural scar, SLS can predict scar formation. Layer-specific strain did not provide added predictive value.Conclusion: SLS, but not layer-specific strain, during admission after AMI is an easy and accessible quantitative tool for predicting scar formation and transmurality extent at 6 months follow-up. GLS correlates well with scar size, suggesting its potential utility as a predictive tool.","PeriodicalId":44837,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Echocardiography","volume":" ","pages":"109-122"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Isolated mitral valve perforation in a middle aged-woman. 一名中年女性的孤立性二尖瓣穿孔。

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Journal of Echocardiography Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-18 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-024-00668-6

David Jacobo Sánchez-Amaya, Javier Solis-Estrada, Eric Sánchez-Olivan, Alberto Aranda-Fraustro, Edith Liliana Posada-Martínez, José Antonio Arias-Godínez

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