Unveiling of the epidemiological patterns for caprine/ovine enterovirus infection in China.

Caprine/ovine enterovirus (CEV/OEV) infection is an emerging disease and remains largely unknown for its infection distribution, epidemic pattern, and the underlying contribution factors. Here, we report the investigation on CEV/OEV infection pattern and the underlying contribution factors by employing a sandwich ELISA kit for detection of CEV/OEV antigen. Epidemiological investigation revealed a wide range of infection rates of CEV/OEV from 19.

Clinical Utility of Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Heart Failure.

Heart failure (HF) is an extremely major health problem with gradually increasing incidence in developed and developing countries. HF may lead to cardiac remodeling; thus, advanced imaging techniques are required to comprehensively evaluate cardiac mechanics. Recently, three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (3D-STE) has been developed as a novel imaging technology that is based on the three-dimensional speckle-tracking on the full volume three-dimensional datasets.

Prognostic relevance of left atrial function and stiffness in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction patients with and without diabetes mellitus.

Background: Although the left atrium (LA) plays a key role in the pathophysiology and disease progression of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on LA function and stiffness in HFpEF patients remains unclear. Furthermore, the prognostic value of different phases of LA function and stiffness is less well-established in HFpEF patients.

Methods: This study prospectively enrolled 164 HFpEF patients who were in sinus rhythm at the time of echocardiography, including 61 (37%) HFpEF patients with T2DM.

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Assessment of Right Ventricular Volumes and Function: Technological Perspective and Clinical Application.

Right ventricular (RV) function has important prognostic value in a variety of cardiovascular diseases. Due to complex anatomy and mode of contractility, conventional two-dimensional echocardiography does not provide sufficient and accurate RV function assessment. Currently, three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) allows for an excellent and reproducible assessment of RV function owing to overcoming these limitations of traditional echocardiography.

Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Patients with Heart Failure.

Patients with heart failure (HF) have high morbidity and mortality. Accurate assessment of right ventricular (RV) function has important prognostic significance in patients with HF. However, conventional echocardiographic parameters of RV function have limitations in RV assessments due to the complex geometry of right ventricle.

Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Prognostic Value of Fully Automated Measurement of Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain.

Background: Right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain (RVFWLS) carries important diagnostic and prognostic significance in a variety of clinical settings, but its measurement is time consuming and operator dependent, limiting its value in routine clinical practice. Automated RVFWLS measurements can overcome these limitations. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility, reproducibility, and prognostic implications of automated RVFWLS compared with manual assessment of RVFWLS.

Feasibility and Accuracy of a Fully Automated Right Ventricular Quantification Software With Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Comparison With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance.

A novel, fully automated right ventricular (RV) software for three-dimensional quantification of RV volumes and function was developed. The direct comparison of the software performance with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the feasibility, accuracy, and reproducibility of a fully automated RV quantification software against CMR imaging as a reference.

Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular 3D Speckle-Tracking Strain and Ejection Fraction in Patients With HFpEF.

Right ventricular longitudinal strain of free wall (RV FWLS) assessed by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) is recognized as an independent predictor of poor prognosis in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, the prognostic implications of three-dimensional STE (3D-STE) parameters in patients with HFpEF have not been well-established. The purpose of our study was to determine whether 3D-STE parameters were the more powerful predictors of poor outcomes in HFpEF patients compared with 2D-STE indices.

[Application of three-dimensional contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography in renal artery angiography].

Objective: To increase the probability of successful renal artery angiography with a three-dimensional contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (3D CE-MRA).

Methods: 3D CE-MRA was performed in 33 patients with hypertension. To calculate the scan delay time, a testing contrast agent bolus of 2 ml was injected for single sagittal slice real-time scanning, followed by oblique coronal 3D Fast TOF SPGRE.