Fragmented QRS complexes in electrocardiogram and their relationship with somatic symptoms in postmenopausal women.

Objective: Menopause significantly impacts cardiovascular health, yet the relationship between myocardial abnormalities and noncardiac symptoms in postmenopausal women remains underexplored. This study aims to investigate the association between fragmented QRS waves (fQRS) positivity on electrocardiograms (ECG) and somatic symptoms in postmenopausal women.

Methods: We included 623 postmenopausal women attending a menopause clinic for routine annual gynecological examinations.

Contemporary outcomes of catheter ablation of the structural ventricular tachycardias in severe ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies in Turkish population.

Introduction: Currently, there are no data regarding outcomes of the catheter ablation for structural ventricular tachycardia (VT) in Türkiye. In this observational study, we aim to investigate cardiac outcomes of patients undergoing catheter VT ablation at a tertiary center in Türkiye.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study performed at a single university center.

Multimodality Imaging in Cardiomyopathies.

Cardiomyopathy, which is shortly defined as a disease of the myocardium, has a broad definition that includes many different diagnoses. Recent advances in cardiac imaging techniques, including basic and advanced echocardiography, computed tomography, nuclear medicine, and cardiac magnetic resonance, allow for a more accurate evaluation of volumes and thickness of cardiac chambers, systolic and diastolic function of the ventricules, and tissue structure. Multimodality imaging often provides the first clinical suspicion for specific etiologies, especially when the medical and family history is unclear, by identification of red flags of underlying systemic diseases.

Comparison of diagnostic performance of transesophageal echocardiography and positron emission tomography in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections.

Background: The modified Duke criteria and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are often insufficient to diagnose infective endocarditis in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). F-18-fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) is a promising method for detecting lead endocarditis.

Aims: The study aimed to compare diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT and TEE in detecting lead endocarditis (LE).

Invasive validation of the left ventricular global longitudinal strain for estimating left ventricular filling pressure.

Purpose: An elevated left ventricular (LV) filling pressure is the main finding in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction, which is estimated with an algorithm using echocardiographic parameters recommended by the recent American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)/European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) guidelines. In this study, we sought to determine the efficacy of the LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) in predicting an elevated LV filling pressure.

Methods And Results: A total of 73 prospectively selected patients undergoing LV catheterization (mean age 63.

LA reservoir strain: a sensitive parameter for estimating LV filling pressure in patients with preserved EF.

An elevated left ventricular (LV) filling pressure is the main finding in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and LV filling pressure is estimated with an algorithm in the recent American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)/European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) guideline. In this study, we sought to determine the efficacy of LA global longitudinal strain to estimate elevated LV filling pressure. Seventy-one consecutive patients (mean age of 63.