Background: Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are sometimes used by power athletes to
improve performance by increasing muscle mass and strength. Recent bioptical data have …

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of endurance training on myocardial regional
systolic and diastolic function by pulsed Doppler tissue imaging (DTI). Twenty male water …

This study assessed right ventricular function in chronic obstructive lung disease and
pulmonary hypertension by Doppler tissue imaging. Doppler echocardiography of the right …

BACKGROUND: In patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) a more depressed
left atrial (LA) booster pump function has been observed compared to ischemic patients …

Background: Atrial function is an integral part of cardiac function that is often neglected. The
presence of left ventricule hypertrophy (LVH) due to arterial hypertension may impair atrial …

AIMS: To test whether two-dimensional longitudinal strain (2DSE) performed after
revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) could predict left ventricular (LV) …

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze right ventricular (RV) myocardial function in
competitive athletes with left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy induced by either endurance or …

Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently encountered arrhythmic complication
associated with coronary surgery. The aim of this paper was then to identify the clinical …

Intense exercise may cause heart remodeling to compensate increases in blood pressure
or volume by increasing muscle mass. Cardiac changes do not involve only the left ventricle, …

Sacubitril/valsartan therapy reduces sudden cardiac death (SCD) among patients with reduced
ejection fraction (HFrEF) when compared to guidelines recommended doses of enalapril, …