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Left Ventricular Function in Hypertension: New Insight by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography by Imbalzano, Egidio, Zito, Concetta, Carerj, Scipione, Oreto, Giuseppe, Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Cusmà-Piccione, Maurizio, Di Bella, Gianluca, Saitta, Carlo, Saitta, Antonino

“…Background: Conventional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) are usually unable to reveal very early subtle abnormalities in…”
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Exploring the Complexities of Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: Highlights from Literature and Case Studies by Santarpino, Giuseppe, Lofrumento, Francesca, Zito, Concetta, Trio, Olimpia, Restelli, Davide, Cusmà Piccione, Maurizio, Manganaro, Roberta, Carerj, Scipione, Cardetta, Francesco, Fiore, Corrado, de Gregorio, Cesare

“…Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a form of non-infective endocarditis characterized by the deposition of sterile fibrin and platelets on cardiac…”
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Impairment of elastic properties of the aorta in bicuspid aortic valve: relationship between biomolecular and aortic strain patterns by Longobardo, Luca, Carerj, Maria Ludovica, Pizzino, Gabriele, Bitto, Alessandra, Piccione, Maurizio Cusma, Zucco, Marta, Oreto, Lilia, Todaro, Maria Chiara, Calabrò, Maria Pia, Squadrito, Francesco, Di Bella, Gianluca, Oreto, Giuseppe, Khandheria, Bijoy K, Carerj, Scipione, Zito, Concetta

“…Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is associated with aortic wall alterations. We aimed to detect any correlation between aortic elasticity and genetic and…”
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Role of imaging in assessment of atrial fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation: state-of-the-art review by Longobardo, Luca, Todaro, Maria Chiara, Zito, Concetta, Piccione, Maurizio Cusmà, Di Bella, Gianluca, Oreto, Lilia, Khandheria, Bijoy K, Carerj, Scipione

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the world. Despite the large number of studies focused on the causes and mechanisms of AF, it remains…”
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Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Is There a Role for Screening in General Population? by Carrubba, Salvatore La, Manganaro, Roberta, Zito, Concetta, Di Bella, Gianluca, Carerj, Maria Ludovica, Longobardo, Luca, Piccione, Maurizio Cusmà, Micari, Antonio, Carerj, Scipione

“…Stage A and B heart failure (HF) include asymptomatic patients without and with structural cardiac disorder, respectively. Asymptomatic left ventricular (LV)…”
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Role of 2D strain in the early identification of left ventricular dysfunction and in the risk stratification of systemic sclerosis patients by Cusmà Piccione, Maurizio, Zito, Concetta, Bagnato, Gianluca, Oreto, Giuseppe, Di Bella, Gianluca, Bagnato, Gianfilippo, Carerj, Scipione

“…Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune chronic disease characterized by diffuse fibrosis involving several organs, including heart. Aim of our study was to…”
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Rapid Onset Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report with a Review of Echocardiographic Parameters by Pistelli, Lorenzo, Piccione, Maurizio Cusmà, Parisi, Francesca, Di Bella, Gianluca, Micari, Antonio, Vetta, Giampaolo, Parlavecchio, Antonio, Molinero, Agustin Ezequiel, Savio, Armando Lo, Zito, Concetta

“…Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is an emerging issue. The prognosis in PHT is usually poor, independently from the etiology, with progressive right ventricle…”
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Accessory mitral valve tissue: an updated review of the literature by Manganaro, Roberta, Zito, Concetta, Khandheria, Bijoy K, Cusmà-Piccione, Maurizio, Chiara Todaro, Maria, Oreto, Giuseppe, D'Angelo, Myriam, Mohammed, Moemen, Carerj, Scipione

“…Accessory mitral valve tissue (AMVT) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly sometimes responsible for left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction. It is…”
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Left atrial function in cardiac amyloidosis by Di Bella, Gianluca, Minutoli, Fabio, Madaffari, Antonio, Mazzeo, Anna, Russo, Massimo, Donato, Rocco, Zito, Concetta, Aquaro, Giovanni D, Piccione, Maurizio Cusmà, Pedri, Stefano, Vita, Giuseppe, Pingitore, Alessandro, Carerj, Scipione

“…AIMSLeft atrium can be involved by amyloid deposition in familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). The aim of our study is to assess left atrium function in…”
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Longitudinal Strain by Automated Function Imaging Detects Single-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Dipyridamole Stress Echocardiography by Cusmà-Piccione, Maurizio, MD, PhD, Zito, Concetta, MD, PhD, Oreto, Lilia, MD, D’Angelo, Myriam, MD, Tripepi, Sonia, MD, Di Bella, Gianluca, MD, Todaro, Maria Chiara, MD, Oreto, Giuseppe, MD, Khandheria, Bijoy K., MD, Carerj, Scipione, MD

“…Background The aim of this study was to investigate the incremental value of global longitudinal strain (GLS) by automated function imaging in respect to wall…”
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Usefulness of Left Atrial Reservoir Size and Left Ventricular Untwisting Rate for Predicting Outcome in Primary Mitral Regurgitation by Zito, Concetta, MD, PhD, Manganaro, Roberta, MD, Khandheria, Bijoy, MD, Oreto, Giuseppe, MD, Cusmà-Piccione, Maurizio, MD, PhD, Todaro, Maria Chiara, MD, Caprino, Alessandra, MD, Pugliatti, Pietro, MD, PhD, Di Bella, Gianluca, MD, PhD, Carerj, Scipione, MD

“…The present study proposed to evaluate whether analysis of cardiac mechanics through speckle-tracking imaging is useful for risk stratification in asymptomatic…”
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Early Identification of Vascular Damage in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis by Cusmà Piccione, Maurizio, Bagnato, Gianluca, Zito, Concetta, Di Bella, Gianluca, Caliri, Annalisa, Catalano, Mariarita, Longordo, Caterina, Oreto, Giuseppe, Bagnato, Gianfilippo, Carerj, Scipione

“…Vascular involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of fibrosis. We assessed arterial stiffness using a new echo-tracking…”
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Images in Cardiovascular Medicine: Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus by Pugliatti, Pietro, Piccione, Maurizio Cusmà, Ascenti, Giorgio, Germanò, Antonino, Recupero, Antonino, Oreto, Giuseppe, Carerj, Scipione

“…A 78‐year‐old woman was admitted to our emergency department for subarachnoid hemorrhage. Since a month ago, she was taking warfarin after diagnosis, on…”
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Echocardiographic Patterns of Abnormal Septal Motion: Beyond Myocardial Ischemia by Manganaro, Roberta, Cusmà-Piccione, Maurizio, Carerj, Scipione, Licordari, Roberto, Khandheria, Bijoy K., Zito, Concetta

“…Abnormal septal motion (ASM), which often is associated with myocardial ischemia, is also observed in other diseases. Owing to the position of the…”
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The Diagnostic Challenge of Dipyridamole-atropine Stress Echocardiography in a Patient with Myocardial Bridge by Piccione, Maurizio Cusmà, Zito, Concetta, Trio, Olimpia, Oteri, Alessandra, D’Angelo, Myriam, Andò, Giuseppe

“…A 60-year-old male patient was submitted to dipyridamole-atropine stress echocardiography (DSE) for chest pain during exertion. At rest, no…”
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Multimodalities Imaging in Diagnosis of Pericardial Cyst by Meschisi, Mariacristina, Piccione, Maurizio Cusmà, Bella, Gianluca Di, Zito, Concetta

“…Pericardial cysts, an uncommon benign congenital anomaly belonging to the category of mediastinal masses. Cysts are usually detected incidentally on chest…”
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Bicuspid aortic valve and aortopathy: novel prognostic predictors for the identification of high-risk patients by Longobardo, Luca, Carerj, Scipione, Bitto, Alessandra, Cusmà-Piccione, Maurizio, Carerj, Maria Ludovica, Calabrò, Maria Pia, Di Bella, Gianluca, Licordari, Roberto, Squadrito, Francesco, Khandheria, Bijoy K, Zito, Concetta

“…Abstract Aims Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) may be complicated by aortic aneurysms and dissection. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic efficacy of…”
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Ten Years of 2D Longitudinal Strain for Early Myocardial Dysfunction Detection: A Clinical Overview by Di Bella, Gianluca, Imbalzano, Egidio, Khandheria, Bijoy K., Carerj, Scipione, Cusmà-Piccione, Maurizio, Manganaro, Roberta, Carerj, Maria Ludovica, Oreto, Lilia, Galderisi, Maurizio, Citro, Rodolfo, Longobardo, Luca, Zito, Concetta, Todaro, Maria Chiara

“…In recent years, the role of left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) as the gold standard parameter for the evaluation of systolic function has been…”
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Anthracyclines and regional myocardial damage in breast cancer patients. A multicentre study from the Working Group on Drug Cardiotoxicity and Cardioprotection, Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC) by Zito, Concetta, Manganaro, Roberta, Cusmà Piccione, Maurizio, Madonna, Rosalinda, Monte, Ines, Novo, Giuseppina, Mercurio, Valentina, Longobardo, Luca, Cadeddu Dessalvi, Christian, Deidda, Martino, Pagliaro, Pasquale, Spallarossa, Paolo, Costantino, Rossella, Santarpia, Mariacarmela, Altavilla, Giuseppe, Carerj, Scipione, Tocchetti, Carlo Gabriele

“…Abstract Aims In breast cancer (BC) patients treated with anthracyclines-based therapies, we aim at assessing whether adjuvant drugs impact cardiac function…”
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Incremental Value of Left Atrial Function Analysis in the Assessment of Left Ventricular Filling Pressures in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Longobardo, Luca, Zito, Concetta, D’Amico, Gessica, Ioppolo, Annamaria, Terrizzi, Anna, Oteri, Alessandra, Cusmà-Piccione, Maurizio

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