Showing papers by "José Luis Zamorano published in 1996"
TL;DR: Tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) is a new imaging method which has the potential to assess segmental systolic and diastolic function in both the left and right ventricle.
Abstract: The assessment of ventricular function is one of the principal tasks of any echocardiographic laboratory and standards have been established for the determination of overall left ventricular systolic function.' Analysis of regional ventricular function is of particular importance because abnormalities may be detected before any change is apparent in measures of global function. Until now, quantitative evaluation of regional function has been performed by digitised ventriculography,' cross sectional echocardiography with segmental analysis,3 regional M mode echocardiography in the long and short axis views,4 and magnetic resonance imaging tagging.5 Tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) is a new imaging method which has the potential to assess segmental systolic and diastolic function in both the left and right ventricle.
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TL;DR: Clinical features of aortic aneurysm, trauma, and aortIC dissection are described, as is the potential use of transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of these entities.
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TL;DR: Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty, using the inoue technique, was successfully performed after a transseptal puncture through the calcified interatrial septum, avoiding the need for surgical intervention.
Abstract: A 75-year-old woman with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis was admitted for percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty. Two-dimensional echocardiography disclosed severe calcification of the posterolateral left atrial wall and interatrial septum. Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty, using the inoue technique, was successfully performed after a transseptal puncture through the calcified interatrial septum, avoiding the need for surgical intervention.