…renal sodium and water excretion, and reduction of cardiac fibrosis through activation of the natriuretic peptide A receptor. NT proBNP is an inactive cleavage product…

…tunica adventitia , respectively. Figure 1. Layers of the left ventricular wall, pericardium and ventricular cavity. The endocardium The endocardium lines the atria, ventricles and the…

…contraction. The direction of the depolarization (and thus the electrical axis) is generally alongside the heart's longitudinal axis (to the left and downwards). Figure…

…ventricular contraction. The direction of the depolarization (and thus the electrical axis) is generally alongside the hearts longitudinal axis (to the left and downwards). Figure…

…melanoma (a pigmented longitudinal nail band that is widening, with pigment in the cuticle — Hutchinson's sign). An open fracture of the distal phalanx with…

…intravascular imaging provides cross sectional and longitudinal information about the artery. The clinical value of these techniques rests on their ability to characterize the anatomy…

…and echocardiographic assessment The importance of systolic function can be understood on an intuitive basis. Consider the fact that the left ventricle contracts and ejects…

…SAX, short axis view), the the ventricle is rather a crescent shaped appendage of the left ventricle. On longitudinal sections (A4C, apical four chamber view)…

…of longitudinal, radial, and circumferential contraction. Thus, methods such as ejection fraction may provide easily obtained parameters, but fail to provide important insights into left…

…This model was developed using a single center longitudinal cohort and subsequently validated with an independent cohort of 1,689 patients from the International LQTS…

…This model was developed using a single center longitudinal cohort and subsequently validated with an independent cohort of 1,689 patients from the International LQTS…

…of hypertension. Hypertension becomes more prevalent in women than men after approximately 65 years of age. Hypertension related left ventricular hypertrophy, concentric remodelling, reduced longitudinal…

…placed perpendicular to the long axis of the left ventricle, as illustrated in Figure 1. One obvious disadvantage of M mode is that it only…

…the structural stability of the plaque is acutely compromised [7] . Sub group analyses from longitudinal angiographic registries demonstrate that the severity of baseline stenosis does…

…sound waves reflected from myocardium have high amplitude. This is due to the high density of myocardium. It follows that myocardium generates reflections with high…