Published in J Am Soc Echocardiogr on December 03, 2012
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Prognostic Utility and Clinical Significance of Cardiac Mechanics in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Importance of Left Atrial Strain. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2016) 1.52
Associations of childhood and adult obesity with left ventricular structure and function. Int J Obes (Lond) (2016) 1.40
Outcome prediction in sepsis: speckle tracking echocardiography based assessment of myocardial function. Crit Care (2014) 1.15
Myocardial strain imaging: how useful is it in clinical decision making? Eur Heart J (2015) 1.03
Reference Ranges of Left Ventricular Strain Measures by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2015) 1.00
Speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with septic shock: a case control study (SPECKSS). Crit Care (2016) 0.97
Micro-RNA-21 (biomarker) and global longitudinal strain (functional marker) in detection of myocardial fibrotic burden in severe aortic valve stenosis: a pilot study. J Transl Med (2016) 0.95
Normal ranges of right ventricular systolic and diastolic strain measures in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2014) 0.90
Perioperative assessment of myocardial deformation. Anesth Analg (2014) 0.88
Strain improves risk prediction beyond ejection fraction in chronic systolic heart failure. J Am Heart Assoc (2014) 0.87
Asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction with long-term clozapine treatment for schizophrenia: a multicentre cross-sectional cohort study. Open Heart (2014) 0.85
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and arterial stiffness in chronic kidney disease. BMC Nephrol (2015) 0.84
Diastolic wall strain: a simple marker of abnormal cardiac mechanics. Cardiovasc Ultrasound (2014) 0.84
Strain echocardiography identifies impaired longitudinal systolic function in patients with septic shock and preserved ejection fraction. Cardiovasc Ultrasound (2015) 0.83
Echocardiographic predictors of exercise capacity and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2013) 0.83
The prognostic value of standardized reference values for speckle-tracking global longitudinal strain in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2015) 0.81
Association of left ventricular longitudinal strain with central venous oxygen saturation and serum lactate in patients with early severe sepsis and septic shock. Crit Care (2015) 0.80
Normal ranges of left ventricular strain in children: a meta-analysis. Cardiovasc Ultrasound (2015) 0.80
Early Left and Right Ventricular Response to Aortic Valve Replacement. Anesth Analg (2015) 0.79
Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular systolic function: from ejection fraction to torsion. Heart Fail Rev (2016) 0.79
Impact of Severe Obesity and Weight Loss on Systolic Left Ventricular Function and Morphology: Assessment by 2-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography. J Obes (2016) 0.79
Elevated serum interleukin-18 level is associated with all-cause mortality in stable hemodialysis patients independently of cardiac dysfunction. PLoS One (2014) 0.79
Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) Is a Superior Predictor of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality When Compared to Ejection Fraction in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. PLoS One (2015) 0.78
Effects of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist liraglutide on systolic function in patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2016) 0.78
Association between left ventricular global longitudinal strain and natriuretic peptides in outpatients with chronic systolic heart failure. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2015) 0.78
Longitudinal strain bull's eye plot patterns in patients with cardiomyopathy and concentric left ventricular hypertrophy. Eur J Med Res (2016) 0.78
Assessment of Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography-Derived Global Deformation Parameters During Supine Exercise in Children. Pediatr Cardiol (2015) 0.78
Impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the RELAX trial. Eur J Heart Fail (2017) 0.77
Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients Experiencing Cardiotoxicity during Breast Cancer Therapy. J Oncol (2015) 0.77
Quantification of global myocardial function by cine MRI deformable registration-based analysis: Comparison with MR feature tracking and speckle-tracking echocardiography. Eur Radiol (2016) 0.77
Optimisation of coronary vascular territorial 3D echocardiographic strain imaging using computed tomography: a feasibility study using image fusion. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2016) 0.76
Two-dimensional global and segmental longitudinal strain: are the results from software in different high-end ultrasound systems comparable? Echo Res Pract (2015) 0.76
Dyssynchronization reduces dynamic obstruction without affecting systolic function in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a pilot study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2016) 0.76
Quantitative assessment of systolic left ventricular function with speckle-tracking echocardiography in adult patients with repaired aortic coarctation. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2016) 0.76
Pathophysiological effects of different risk factors for heart failure. Open Heart (2016) 0.76
Screening first-degree relatives of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Herz (2016) 0.75
Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Detects Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction among Adult Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer. Biomed Res Int (2016) 0.75
Quantification of myocardial deformation in children by cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking: determination of reference values for left ventricular strain and strain rate. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson (2016) 0.75
Strain Assessment of Myocardial Function: A Better Approach or Just Fun and Games? Anesth Analg (2015) 0.75
Independent value of cardiac troponin T and left ventricular global longitudinal strain in predicting all-cause mortality among stable hemodialysis patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Biomed Res Int (2014) 0.75
Heart Failure Stages Among Older Adults in the Community: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Circulation (2016) 0.75
Myocardial fibrosis in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson (2014) 0.75
The Relation Between Global Longitudinal Strain and Serum Natriuretic Peptide Is More Strict Than That Found Between the Latter and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Retrospective Study in Chronic Heart Failure. J Clin Med Res (2015) 0.75
The association of night-time systolic blood pressure with ultrasound markers of subclinical cardiac and vascular disease. Blood Press Monit (2016) 0.75
Normal 2-Dimensional Strain Values of the Left Ventricle: A Substudy of the Normal Echocardiographic Measurements in Korean Population Study. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound (2016) 0.75
Strain Echocardiography and LQTS Subtypes: Mechanical Alterations in an Electrical Disorder. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2015) 0.75
Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Normalized Multiparametric Myocardial Strain Predicts Contractile Recovery. Ann Thorac Surg (2015) 0.75
Differences in Left Ventricular Global Function and Mechanics in Paralympic Athletes with Cervical and Thoracic Spinal Cord Injuries. Front Physiol (2016) 0.75
Prognostic utility of blood pressure-adjusted global and basal systolic longitudinal strain. Echo Res Pract (2016) 0.75
Global longitudinal strain: a useful everyday measurement? Echo Res Pract (2016) 0.75
Application of Hyperelastic-based Active Mesh Model in Cardiac Motion Recovery. J Med Signals Sens (2016) 0.75
Associations of Macro- and Microvascular Endothelial Dysfunction With Subclinical Ventricular Dysfunction in End-Stage Renal Disease. Hypertension (2016) 0.75
Recent advances in echocardiography: strain and strain rate imaging. F1000Res (2016) 0.75
The effect of exercise training on biventricular myocardial strain in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. ESC Heart Fail (2017) 0.75
Reproducibility of echocardiographic assessment of 2D-derived longitudinal strain parameters in a population-based study (the STANISLAS Cohort study). Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2017) 0.75
The consistency of myocardial strain derived from heart deformation analysis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2017) 0.75
Incremental value of global longitudinal strain in prediction of all-cause mortality in predialysis and dialysis chronic kidney disease patients. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2016) 0.75
Speckle tracking echocardiography in acute lupus myocarditis: comparison to conventional echocardiography. Echo Res Pract (2017) 0.75
Speckle tracking determination of mitral tissue annular displacement: comparison with strain and ejection fraction, and association with outcomes in haemodialysis patients. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2016) 0.75
Impact of revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusion on left ventricular function and electrical stability: analysis by speckle tracking echocardiography and signal-averaged electrocardiogram. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2017) 0.75
Normal range of myocardial layer-specific strain using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Oxidative stress and cardiac dysfunction in children with chronic renal failure on regular hemodialysis. Pediatr Nephrol (2016) 0.75
Changes in cardiac function and structure in newly diagnosed Graves' disease. A conventional and 2D-speckle tracking echocardiography study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2016) 0.75
Galician consensus on management of cardiotoxicity in breast cancer: risk factors, prevention, and early intervention. Clin Transl Oncol (2017) 0.75
Left ventricular reverse remodeling in dilated cardiomyopathy- maintained subclinical myocardial systolic and diastolic dysfunction. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2016) 0.75
The prognostic value of a nomogram for exercise capacity in women. N Engl J Med (2005) 5.03
Nitroprusside in critically ill patients with left ventricular dysfunction and aortic stenosis. N Engl J Med (2003) 4.61
Left ventricular dyssynchrony predicts response and prognosis after cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 3.87
Diabetic cardiomyopathy: evidence, mechanisms, and therapeutic implications. Endocr Rev (2004) 3.69
Tissue Doppler imaging a new prognosticator for cardiovascular diseases. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 3.41
Independent and incremental role of quantitative right ventricular evaluation for the prediction of right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 3.17
Prediction of all-cause mortality from global longitudinal speckle strain: comparison with ejection fraction and wall motion scoring. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2009) 3.06
Exercise training for patients with heart failure: a systematic review of factors that improve mortality and morbidity. Am J Med (2004) 2.81
Global 2-dimensional strain as a new prognosticator in patients with heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 2.77
Patients with early diabetic heart disease demonstrate a normal myocardial response to dobutamine. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 2.76
Left atrial strain measured by two-dimensional speckle tracking represents a new tool to evaluate left atrial function. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2010) 2.56
Measurement of ventricular torsion by two-dimensional ultrasound speckle tracking imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 2.50
EAE/ASE recommendations for image acquisition and display using three-dimensional echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2012) 2.41
Alterations of left ventricular myocardial characteristics associated with obesity. Circulation (2004) 2.41
The relative importance of vascular structure and function in predicting cardiovascular events. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.32
Ventricular rate control by selective vagal stimulation is superior to rhythm regularization by atrioventricular nodal ablation and pacing during atrial fibrillation. Circulation (2002) 2.31
Effect of If-channel inhibition on hemodynamic status and exercise tolerance in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a randomized trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 2.24
Reproducibility and accuracy of echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular parameters using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.21
Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with severe aortic stenosis: implications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Circulation (2012) 2.17
Exercise testing in asymptomatic patients after revascularization: are outcomes altered? Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.10
Left ventricular dyssynchrony predicts benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure before pacemaker implantation. Am J Cardiol (2003) 2.08
Reproducibility of echocardiographic techniques for sequential assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction and volumes: application to patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 2.07
Exercise training for type 2 diabetes mellitus: impact on cardiovascular risk: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2009) 2.06
A novel device for left atrial appendage exclusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 2.04
Association of subclinical right ventricular dysfunction with obesity. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.81
Real-time 3D echocardiographic quantification of left atrial volume: multicenter study for validation with CMR. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 1.74
Prediction of hospital outcome in septic shock: a prospective comparison of tissue Doppler and cardiac biomarkers. Crit Care (2010) 1.73
Association of imaging markers of myocardial fibrosis with metabolic and functional disturbances in early diabetic cardiomyopathy. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2011) 1.73
Prevalence of heart failure and systolic ventricular dysfunction in older Australians: the Canberra Heart Study. Med J Aust (2006) 1.72
A gatekeeper for the gatekeeper: inappropriate referrals to stress echocardiography. Am Heart J (2007) 1.71
Cardioprotective effect of β-adrenoceptor blockade in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: follow-up study of heart failure. Circ Heart Fail (2013) 1.70
Relationship of ventricular longitudinal function to contractile reserve in patients with mitral regurgitation. Am Heart J (2003) 1.69
Impact of gender on risk stratification by exercise and dobutamine stress echocardiography: long-term mortality in 4234 women and 6898 men. Eur Heart J (2005) 1.68
Evidence for abnormal left ventricular structure and function in normotensive individuals with familial hyperaldosteronism type I. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 1.68
Why all the focus on cardiac imaging? JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 1.68
A randomized study of the beneficial effects of aldosterone antagonism on LV function, structure, and fibrosis markers in metabolic syndrome. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2011) 1.65
Effect of statin therapy on the risk for incident heart failure in patients with breast cancer receiving anthracycline chemotherapy: an observational clinical cohort study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.65
Echocardiographic detection of early diabetic myocardial disease. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.65
Tissue Doppler in critical illness: a retrospective cohort study. Crit Care (2007) 1.65
Cardiac dimensions are largely determined by dietary salt in patients with primary aldosteronism: results of a case-control study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 1.64
Association of cardiac autonomic neuropathy with subclinical myocardial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 1.62
Contribution of exercise echocardiography to the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Heart (2010) 1.60
Independent association of left atrial function with exercise capacity in patients with preserved ejection fraction. Heart (2012) 1.58
Identification of therapeutic benefit from revascularization in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: inducible ischemia versus hibernating myocardium. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2013) 1.58
Effect of aldosterone antagonism on myocardial dysfunction in hypertensive patients with diastolic heart failure. Circulation (2004) 1.57
Diastolic stress echocardiography: hemodynamic validation and clinical significance of estimation of ventricular filling pressure with exercise. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.57
Randomized trial of guiding hypertension management using central aortic blood pressure compared with best-practice care: principal findings of the BP GUIDE study. Hypertension (2013) 1.56
Incremental cost-effectiveness of exercise echocardiography vs. SPECT imaging for the evaluation of stable chest pain. Eur Heart J (2006) 1.51
Impact of aortic valve replacement on outcome of symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis with low gradient and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Circulation (2013) 1.51
Patients with a hypertensive response to exercise have impaired systolic function without diastolic dysfunction or left ventricular hypertrophy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 1.50
Geometric differences of the mitral apparatus between ischemic and dilated cardiomyopathy with significant mitral regurgitation: real-time three-dimensional echocardiography study. Circulation (2003) 1.50
Association of masked hypertension and left ventricular remodeling with the hypertensive response to exercise. Am J Hypertens (2011) 1.50
Prognostic implications of left ventricular filling pressure with exercise. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 1.47
Complementary and alternative medicine use in rheumatoid arthritis: an audit of patients visiting a tertiary care centre. Natl Med J India (2008) 1.45
Therapeutic effects of selective atrioventricular node vagal stimulation in atrial fibrillation and heart failure. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2012) 1.45
Assessment of left ventricular torsional deformation by Doppler tissue imaging: validation study with tagged magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation (2005) 1.43
Opposing wall mechanics are significantly influenced by longitudinal cardiac rotation in the assessment of ventricular dyssynchrony. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2009) 1.42
QT interval variability in type 2 diabetic patients with cardiac sympathetic dysinnervation assessed by 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2012) 1.41
Comparative prediction of cardiac events by wall motion, wall motion plus coronary flow reserve, or myocardial perfusion analysis: a multicenter study of contrast stress echocardiography. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 1.41
Is 'diastolic heart failure' a diagnosis of exclusion? Echocardiographic parameters of diastolic dysfunction in patients with heart failure and normal systolic function. Heart Lung Circ (2003) 1.41
Use of myocardial deformation imaging to detect preclinical myocardial dysfunction before conventional measures in patients undergoing breast cancer treatment with trastuzumab. Am Heart J (2009) 1.41
Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis: role of intra-aortic balloon pump support. Heart (2010) 1.40
Comparison of two-dimensional speckle and tissue velocity based strain and validation with harmonic phase magnetic resonance imaging. Am J Cardiol (2006) 1.40
Feasibility and accuracy of different techniques of two-dimensional speckle based strain and validation with harmonic phase magnetic resonance imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2008) 1.40
Effects of perhexiline on myocardial deformation in patients with ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction. Int J Cardiol (2009) 1.40
Validation of a generalized transfer function to noninvasively derive central blood pressure during exercise. Hypertension (2006) 1.40
Patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon demonstrate normal myocardial blood flow and arterial wave reflection between acute episodes. Int J Cardiol (2008) 1.39
Coupled pacing reverses the effects of persistent atrial fibrillation on the left ventricle. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.38
Relationship between longitudinal and radial contractility in subclinical diabetic heart disease. Clin Sci (Lond) (2004) 1.37
Atherosclerotic disease is increased in recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis: a critical role for inflammation. Arthritis Res Ther (2007) 1.37
Differentiation of subendocardial and transmural infarction using two-dimensional strain rate imaging to assess short-axis and long-axis myocardial function. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.36
Assessment of left ventricular function by cardiac ultrasound. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.35
Obesity cardiomyopathy: pathogenesis and pathophysiology. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med (2007) 1.34
Ventricular geometry, strain, and rotational mechanics in pulmonary hypertension. Circulation (2010) 1.34
EAE/ASE recommendations for image acquisition and display using three-dimensional echocardiography. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 1.33
Assessment of nonischemic myocardial fibrosis. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 1.32
Impact of home versus clinic-based management of chronic heart failure: the WHICH? (Which Heart Failure Intervention Is Most Cost-Effective & Consumer Friendly in Reducing Hospital Care) multicenter, randomized trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.31
Left ventricular volume measurement with echocardiography: a comparison of left ventricular opacification, three-dimensional echocardiography, or both with magnetic resonance imaging. Eur Heart J (2008) 1.28
Determinants of exercise capacity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2005) 1.28
Comparison of two-dimensional speckle and tissue Doppler strain measurement during dobutamine stress echocardiography: an angiographic correlation. Eur Heart J (2007) 1.25
Myocardial and vascular dysfunction and exercise capacity in the metabolic syndrome. Am J Cardiol (2005) 1.24
Accuracy and feasibility of online 3-dimensional echocardiography for measurement of left ventricular parameters. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2006) 1.24
Bariatric surgery and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review. Heart (2012) 1.24
What is the optimal clinical technique for measurement of left ventricular volume after myocardial infarction? A comparative study of 3-dimensional echocardiography, single photon emission computed tomography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2006) 1.22
Screening for heart disease in diabetic subjects. Am Heart J (2005) 1.22
Exercise training in systolic and diastolic dysfunction: effects on cardiac function, functional capacity, and quality of life. Am Heart J (2007) 1.22
Independent and incremental value of deformation indices for prediction of trastuzumab-induced cardiotoxicity. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2013) 1.19
Effects of treatment on exercise tolerance, cardiac function, and mortality in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. A meta-analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.17
Comparison of two- and three-dimensional echocardiography with sequential magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating left ventricular volume and ejection fraction over time in patients with healed myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (2006) 1.17
Assessment of diastolic function: what the general cardiologist needs to know. Heart (2005) 1.17
Beta 1-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies mediate dilated cardiomyopathy by agonistically inducing cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Circulation (2007) 1.16
Noninvasive quantification of regional myocardial function using Doppler-derived velocity, displacement, strain rate, and strain in healthy volunteers: effects of aging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2004) 1.16
Role of cardioprotective therapy for prevention of cardiotoxicity with chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Cancer (2013) 1.13
Increased targeting of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with chronic kidney disease does not improve atheroma burden or cardiovascular function. Am Heart J (2006) 1.12
Association of myocardial fibrosis, electrocardiography and ventricular tachyarrhythmia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a delayed contrast enhanced MRI study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2008) 1.11
Fibrosis and cardiac function in obesity: a randomised controlled trial of aldosterone blockade. Heart (2013) 1.09