Ester Cimino

TL;DR: The TDI assessment of aortic wall mechanics is complementary to standard M-mode measurements in discriminating normal subjects from patients with Marfan's syndrome and is accurate in predicting aorti dilation and dissection.

TL;DR: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, strain rate imaging parameters can determine right ventricular dysfunction that is complementary to conventional echocardiographic indices and is correlated with pulmonary hypertension and respiratory function tests.

TL;DR: Myocardial velocities recorded after the Fontan operation give insight into systolic and diastolic ventricular functions as well as the ratio between the early and late diastsolic mitral annular velocity are reduced and reflect diastolics dysfunction even in the presence of normal syStolic ejection fraction.

TL;DR: 3-D RV ejection fraction and RV dyssynchrony were abnormal in OSAS patients compared with control subjects and associated with OSAS severity and RV 3-D STE abnormalities improved after chronic application of CPAP.

TL;DR: ToE correctly identified angiographically severe prosthetic mitral regurgitation, mainly by the assessment of the flow convergence region and the proximal diameter of the regurgitant jet.