Julien Magne

TL;DR: The conclusion should be concise reflecting the status of left ventricular structure and function, the presence of left atrial and/or aortic dilation, right ventricular dysfunction, and pulmonary hypertension, leading to an objective communication with the patient health caregiver.

TL;DR: LF/LG was an independent predictor of markedly reduced cardiac event-free survival when compared with LF/HG, and the use of the new proposed AS grading classification integrating valve area and flow-gradient patterns allows a better characterization of the clinical outcome of patients with asymptomatic severe AS.

TL;DR: Normal reference ranges for cardiac chambers size obtained in a large group of healthy volunteers accounting for gender and age highlight the need for body size normalization that should be performed together with age-and gender-specific assessment for the most echocardiographic parameters.

TL;DR: In asymptomatic patients with moderate to severe AS, measurements that integrate the ventricular, vascular and valvular components of the disease improve risk stratification.

TL;DR: The present Euro-Filling study demonstrates that the new 2016 recommendations for assessing LVFP non-invasively are fairly reliable and clinically useful, as well as superior to the 2009 recommendations in estimating invasive LVEDP.