[Mean systolic annular velocity and strain score index: new and non-invasive parameters for the evaluation of acute myocardial infarction patients].

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic value of mean annular velocity (MAV) and strain score index (SSI) for determination of the left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with first acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: Seventy-one patients (55 male, mean age: 59+/-12 years) with first acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and 30 healthy subjects were included in this cross-sectional and observational study. Echocardiography with tissue Doppler and strain analysis was performed during initial hospital admission.

Evaluation of the impact of treatment on endothelial function and cardiac performance in acromegaly.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of treatment on left ventricular (LV) performance and endothelial function in patients with acromegaly.

Method: Nineteen patients with active acromegaly (AA), 18 patients with cured/well-controlled acromegaly (CA), and 25 healthy control subjects were studied. LV performance was evaluated by two-dimensional/Doppler echocardiography and Doppler tissue imaging (TDI).

Comparison of strain doppler echocardiography and radiologic left ventriculography for quantitative assessment of regional myocardial function.

Objective: We aimed to study the comparison of strain and strain rate parameters with conventional left ventriculography derived regional function.

Method: Forty patients were included in the study. The study group was selected from patients who had undergone left ventriculography and coronary angiography for clinical indications.

Effects of acute exercise on fibrinolysis and coagulation in patients with coronary artery disease.

Acute physical exertion may trigger an acute coronary syndrome. Furthermore, acute physical exercise may influence hemostatic markers in healthy individuals. However, the effect of acute exercise on blood fibrinolysis and coagulation in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is still not well understood.