…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…

…and more than 60% of the end diastolic volume can be ejected to the aorta. Figure 3. Myocardial contraction (shortening) occurs in three directions: longitudinally…

…heart's longitudinal axis (to the left and downwards). Figure 38 shows the coordinate system where the green area displays the range of the normal…

…the hearts longitudinal axis (to the left and downwards). Figure 38 shows the coordinate system where the green area displays the range of normal heart…

…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…

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

…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)…

…ejection fraction (EF), fractional sorting (FS), etc — do not elucidate regional variations in contractile function, or the effectiveness of longitudinal, radial, and circumferential contraction. Thus…

…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…

…rough estimate of RV function by measuring the longitudinal shortening of the right ventricle. TAPSE does not, however, account for radial shortening of the right…

…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…