Publications by authors named "A Mardanloo"

Objectives: It is not clear whether the presence and degree of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) in patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are related to LV dysfunction, local LV remodeling or mitral valve deformation. We sought to establish the strongest determinants of IMR severity in patients with LV dysfunction and IMR.

Methods: We prospectively performed transthoracic echocardiography for 135 patients (mean age = 60.

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Background: Left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony is a prevalent feature in heart failure (HF) patients. The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of inter and intraventricular dyssynchrony in HF patients with regard to the QRS duration and etiology.

Methods: The available data on the tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) of 230 patients with refractory HF were analyzed.

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Background: Assessment of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony has an important role in optimizing the selection of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) candidates. We compared a new semiautomatic echocardiographic modality, tissue synchronization imaging (TSI) with a manual method, color-coded tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), in the assessment of LV dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure (HF).

Methods: Ninety-five patients (age = 54.

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Objective: We postulated that ligation of a consistent perforating venous branch at the elbow would improve distention and flow in the superficial veins about the elbow. This would also lesson the likelihood of arterial steal enabling a favorable outcome following a brachial artery medial antecubital or cephalic vein arterio-venous fistula (AVF).

Methods: Pressure measurements were made from the radial artery after side-to-side brachial artery antecubital or cephalic vein AVF in 20 patients.

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There is little information on atypical mycobacterium and human T lymphotropic virus Type I (HTLV-I) co-infection. We present the first case of pulmonary M. simiae infection in co-infection with HTLV-1, confirmed by ELISA antibody test and Western Blot.

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