Cardiac Gated Computed Tomography Used to Confirm Iatrogenic Aortic Valve Leaflet Perforation after Mitral Valve Replacement by Luke Oakley, Kathleen Love, Alfredo Ramirez, Gilbert Boswell, Keshav Nayak

“…This defect was not appreciated by previous intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography and was inadequately visualized on follow-up transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms. In contrast, cardiac gated computed tomography clearly visualized the defect and its surrounding structures. …”
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Incidental imaging detection of Kartagener syndrome in a female: A case report by Natasha Dhakal, MBBS, Prajwal Dahal, MD

“…Diagnosis is typically confirmed through imaging studies such as X-rays, CT scans, and echocardiograms, which reveal the abnormal orientation of the heart and other organs. …”
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Prevalence and Pattern of Cardiovascular Symptoms and Diseases in Pediatric Patients: Insights from a Single-Center Observational Study with a Focus on Age and Gender by Zeynettin Kaya, Fuat Polat

“…Methods: Pediatric patients aged 1-18 with cardiovascular symptoms were studied, categorized by age (1-6, 7-12, 13-18) and gender (male and female) using electronic medical records, undergoing comprehensive clinical assessments including examinations, ECGs, and echocardiograms. Statistical analyses unveiled prevalence trends. …”
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Global Longitudinal Strain Value and its Association with Coronary Artery Disease Severity by Rohan G. Sonawane, C. K. Ponde

“…Material and Methods: 160 patients, aged 18 to 75, suspected of CAD, underwent transthoracic echocardiograms before coronary angiography. Simpson’s method was used to measure LVEF. …”
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Persistent Cutibacterium (Formerly Propionibacterium) acnes Bacteremia and Refractory Endocarditis in a Patient with Retained Implantable Pacemaker Leads by M. Freedman, J. O. Aflatooni, R. Foster, P. G. Haggerty, C. J. Derber

“…Transesophageal echocardiography was required to confirm the diagnosis in the setting of multiple positive blood cultures and negative transthoracic echocardiograms over a period of 4 years. The purpose of this report is to highlight the difficulties encountered in diagnosing C. acnes endocarditis in a patient with a cardiac implantable electronic device and persistently positive blood cultures.…”
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Pregnancy after Prosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: How Do We Monitor Prosthetic Valvular Function during Pregnancy? by Nicole Sahasrabudhe, Nickolas Teigen, Diana S. Wolfe, Cynthia Taub

“…This case report is novel in that serial echocardiograms were obtained throughout prenatal care, which showed significant changes across the prosthetic aortic valve. …”
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Changes in Mitral Annular Ascent with Worsening Echocardiographic Parameters of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Paula M. Hernández Burgos, Angel López-Candales

“…Our database was queried for complete transthoracic echocardiograms performed for any clinical indication. …”
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A Review of “Access to Care” Issues in Aortic Stenosis Patients: A Negative Report Card by Adam M. Reisman, MD, Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH

“…Despite the presence of diagnostic echocardiograms, many patients with aortic stenosis are never clinically recognized, and the rate of mismanagement worsens among underrepresented minority groups and women. …”
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The Association between Blunt Cardiac Injury and Isolated Sternal Fracture by Anahita Dua, Jason McMaster, Pathik J. Desai, Sapan S. Desai, SreyRam Kuy, Maggy Mata, Jamie Cooper

“…Six (7%) patients underwent echocardiograms without significant findings. In all 88 patients with ISF, no cases of clinically significant cardiac injury were identified. …”
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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: Still Lots to Learn and a Need for Standardized Data Collection Instruments by T. J. Marrie, G. J. Tyrrell, Sumit R. Majumdar, Dean T. Eurich

“…Myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, and new onset stroke occurred in 1.7, 1.3, and 1.1% of the patients, respectively; of those who had echocardiograms, 35% had impaired ventricular function. …”
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An Atypical Case of Rickettsial Spotted Fever Myocarditis Mimicking Weil’s Disease by N. D. B. Ehelepola, G. D. N. R. Kumara, S. A. C. S. Sapurugala, W. M. N. P. Buddhadasa, Wasantha P. Dissanayake

“…Serological tests, performed later, diagnosed him with a Rickettsia conorii infection and excluded dengue, leptospirosis, and hantavirus infections. Repeat 2D echocardiograms showed mild improvement of his cardiac failure after one month and a more improvement after eight months. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiac Lupus: A Retrospective Study by K Maria Koshy, Tarun George, Sohini Das, J V Punitha, Sudha Jasmine Rajan, Bijesh Yadav, Thambu David Sudarsanam, Vijay Prakash Turaka

“…On follow-up, 12 of the 13 echocardiograms demonstrated normal findings. Conclusion: Cardiac disease affects a significant proportion of patients with lupus. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes by Gokhan Yıldırım, Kemal Gungorduk, Fehmi Yazıcıoğlu, Ahmet Gul, Fatma Çakar, Özgü Çelikkol, Yavuz Ceylan

“…We retrospectively reviewed fetal echocardiograms diagnosed with cAVSD from January 2002 to December 2007, comparing fetuses with and without aneuploidy. …”
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Maternal Hyperglycemia Directly and Rapidly Induces Cardiac Septal Overgrowth in Fetal Rats by Erin E. Gordon, Benjamin E. Reinking, Shanming Hu, Jianrong Yao, Kok L. Kua, Areej K. Younes, Chunlin Wang, Jeffrey L. Segar, Andrew W. Norris

“…After 24 h infusion, right-sided fetuses and dams remained euglycemic while left-sided fetuses were moderately hyperglycemic. Echocardiograms in utero demonstrated a thickened cardiac septum among left-sided (glucose-exposed, 0.592 ± 0.016 mm) compared to right-sided (control, 0.482 ± 0.016 mm) fetuses. …”
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Cardiac Tissue Characterization with Ultrasound and : a very early index of diabetic cardiomyopathy? by Yeneir Vera Fernández, Angela Castro Arca, Gerardo Senra, Emilio F Buchaca Faxas, Nicolás A Hernández

“…The securities of magnitude of recurrent variation were determined at the level of the septum and the posterior wall. The echocardiograms were carried out with the equipment ALOKA 5500 with a multiband transducer of 2.5 MHZ using the beta digital handling program (DMS) and the power Doppler in ecocardiografic views. …”
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Screening Children with a Family History of Central Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome by Hina Emanuel, Kimberly Rennie, Kelly Macdonald, Aravind Yadav, Ricardo A. Mosquera

“…There was no evidence of cor pulmonale on echocardiograms in all individuals. Neuropsychological testing was conducted on all four patients; two patients (mother and 1 offspring) had normal results, while the other two offspring exhibited some impairments on neuropsychological testing. …”
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Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Stratification in Schoolchildren from Santa Clara by Elizabeth Fernández Martínez, Clara Luz Rodríguez Cervera, Emilio González Rodríguez, Yosvani García Nóbrega, Alianny Rodríguez Urrutia, Merlin Gari Llanes

“…Variables were included such as: age, sex, skin color, weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference, blood pressure, personal and family pathological history, clinical laboratory tests, electrocardiograms and echocardiograms. Double-entry contingency tables were used to record the frequency of appearance of the values of two variables simultaneously. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Outpatients with Improvement in Ejection Fraction in Qatar by Rasha Kaddoura, Jassim Zaheen Shah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Rajvir Singh, Ammar Chapra, Haisam Alsadi, Maha Al Amri, Tahseen Hamamyh, Manar Fallouh, Farras Elasad, Mohamed Salah Abdelghani, Sumaya Alsaadi Alyafei, Amr Badr, Ashfaq Patel

“…Adult patients were eligible if they were diagnosed with HFrEF (LVEF < 40%) and had two echocardiograms separated by at least 6 months. Results: Of 582 eligible patients, 161 (27.7%) had improved LVEF. …”
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Clinical Significance of Screening Electrocardiograms for the Administration of Propranolol for Problematic Infantile Hemangiomas by James D. Phillips, Tyler Merrill, J. Reed Gardner, R. Thomas Collins, Jenika Sanchez, Adam B. Johnson, Brian K. Eble, Larry D. Hartzell, Jay M. Kincannon, Gresham T. Richter

“…Of the 31 patients who underwent echocardiograms, 20 (35%) were abnormal. 2.9% of infants with PIH treated with propranolol required a follow-up with a cardiologist. …”
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Congenital Heart Disease Fetuses Have Decreased Mid-Gestational Placental Flow, Placental Malperfusion Defects, and Impaired Growth by Rebecca Josowitz, MD, PhD, Deborah Y. Ho, MD, MPH, Somya Shankar, BS, Antara Mondal, MS, Alexis Zavez, PhD, Rebecca L. Linn, MD, Zhiyun Tian, MD, J. William Gaynor, MD, Jack Rychik, MD

“…Umbilical venous volume flow (UVVF) was measured from 2nd trimester fetal echocardiograms. Placentas underwent standardized pathological analysis. …”
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