The Role of Echocardiography in Cardiovascular Diseases

A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Imaging".

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Dear Colleagues,

The Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease is planning a Special Issue entitled “The Role of Echocardiography in Cardiovascular Disease”, which will highlight the potential usefulness and clinical relevance of echocardiography in diverse patients with cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, valvular heart disease, arterial hypertension, coronary arterial disease, and cardiomyopathies. Specifically, this issue will address the clinical, prognostic, and diagnostic relevance of new echocardiographic parameters or new proposed diagnostic indices or algorithms using transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography.

We are looking forward to receiving your contribution in the form of an original research article, a review article, a meta-analysis article, a systematic review article, or a clinical trial or study design article.

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Dr. Daniel A. Morris
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Keywords

  • heart failure
  • valvular heart disease
  • aortic valve stenosis
  • mitral valve regurgitation
  • tricuspid valve regurgitation
  • aortic valve regurgitation
  • echocardiography

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Apical Sparing in Routine Echocardiography: Occurrence and Clinical Significance
by Marina Leitman and Vladimir Tyomkin
J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2024, 11(9), 262; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd11090262 - 27 Aug 2024
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Apical sparing is an echocardiographic pattern where myocardial strain is preserved at the apex compared to the basal segments. In a normal heart, longitudinal strain shows a gradient with lower values at the base and higher at the apex. This gradient becomes more [...] Read more.
Apical sparing is an echocardiographic pattern where myocardial strain is preserved at the apex compared to the basal segments. In a normal heart, longitudinal strain shows a gradient with lower values at the base and higher at the apex. This gradient becomes more pronounced in pathological states, such as cardiac amyloidosis, resulting in a relative apical sparing effect. This study explores cardiac conditions associated with apical sparing and the underlying mechanisms. We reviewed echocardiography examinations reporting apical sparing from 2021 to 2024 in our hospital database. Relevant echo exams and clinical data were retrieved and analyzed. Apical sparing was identified in 74 patients. Cardiac amyloidosis was diagnosed in 12 patients (16.2%). Other cardiac pathologies potentially contributing to apical sparing included hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, left ventricular hypertrophy due to hypertension, end-stage renal disease, coronary artery disease (involving the right coronary artery and left circumflex), reversed Takotsubo syndrome, and chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy. The clinical context of echocardiography was crucial in guiding the diagnostic work-up. Apical sparing is a nonspecific echocardiographic finding associated with various cardiac conditions. Its diagnostic value depends heavily on the clinical context. Understanding the broader clinical picture is essential for accurate interpretation and diagnosis. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Echocardiography in Cardiovascular Diseases)
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