Introduction and objectives Two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography is a novel
tool to assess myocardial function. The purpose of this study was to evaluate left ventricular …

Aims Right atrial (RA) size predicts the outcome in some pathological conditions but reference
values for RA volumes and myocardial function remain to be defined. Thus, we used two-…

BACKGROUND: Recent European Association of Echocardiography and American Society
of Echocardiography guidelines on three-dimensional echocardiography state that normal …

Aims Reference ranges of ascending aorta diameters (AAoD) for two-dimensional
echocardiography (2DE) using inner edge (IE) convention are lacking, preventing the comparison of …

Background YouTube has become a useful resource for knowledge and is widely used by
medical students as an e-learning source. The purpose of this study was to assess the videos …

Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a disease spectrum
ranging from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). We aimed to evaluate left …

Background The aim of this study was to determine right ventricular (RV) and right atrial (RA)
deformation assessed by two-dimensional echocardiographic and three-dimensional …

Objective Currently, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) itself has been accepted as an
atherosclerotic risk factor and related to increased cardiovascular disease risk. In this study, …

Cannabis smoking, which has euphoric effects, is consistently increasing in Europe. Smoking
cannabis is a rare trigger of acute myocardial infarction (MI) by inducing coronary artery …

OBJECTIVES: Connective tissue diseases involve characteristic inflammatory lesions in the
cardiovascular system, in addition to other systems. The involvement of the cardiovascular …