Echocardiography is a sensitive tool to detect early subclinical changes in LV function. Community-based studies revealed a higher than hitherto expected prevalence of LV systolic and diastolic ...

The authors found that female gender, in addition to diastolic function, is an independent predictor of brain natriuretic peptide levels in the elderly without systolic ventricular dysfunction.

We have a state-of-the-art VEVO 3100 ECHO machine, an MX400 variable frequency (20-46MHz) probe, a temperature-controlled platform with EKG monitoring, and an anesthesia machine. We can measure ...

The presence of left ventricule hypertrophy (LVH) due to arterial hypertension may impair atrial function. However, it has also been suggested that physical training attenuates the age-associated ...