Kyoko Otani

TL;DR: The normal range and the clinical relevance of the myocardial function of the LA using 2DSTE have been determined and it was found that the functional class (dyspnoea-NYHA classification) was inversely related to both LA-Strain and LA-SRa.

TL;DR: 3DTTE-determined RV ejection fraction was independently associated with cardiac outcomes in patients with diverse backgrounds and offered incremental value over clinical risk factors and the other echocardiographic parameters including left ventricular systolic and diastolic function for predicting future adverse outcome.

TL;DR: The geometry of the aortic annulus can be reliably evaluated using 3DTEE as an alternative to MDCT for the assessment of aorta root, and correlated well between the 2 modalities.

TL;DR: It is shown that minimal left atrial volume index (LAVImin) by 3-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) is the best predictor of future cardiovascular events and 3D-derived LAVImin had the highest risk ratio.

TL;DR: Automated 3DE analysis of left-heart chambers is an accurate alternative to conventional manual methodology, which yields almost the same values across laboratories and is more reproducible than manual measurements.