Archives of cardiovascular diseases

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• • ·Editorial Board

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• Scientific editorial

  • ·Assessment of pulmonary hypertension during exercise: Ready for clinical prime time?

    Évaluation de l’hypertension pulmonaire à l’exercice : prêt pour le « prime time » clinique ?

    Page :211-215

    Sylvestre Maréchaux, Pierre-Vladimir Ennezat

    Plan Plan

• Clinical research

  • ·Thrombus in normal coronary arteries: Retrospective study and review of case reports

    Thrombus sur coronaires normales : étude rétrospective et revue de cas cliniques

    Page :216-226

    Vincent Roule, Rémi Sabatier, Thérèse Lognoné, Mathieu Bignon, Moussa Idali, Guillaume Malcor, Fabien Labombarda, Paul Milliez, Gilles Grollier

    Résumé Résumé Plan Plan  
  • ·Inflammation abnormalities and inducibility of atrial fibrillation after epicardial ganglionated plexi ablation

    Inflammation et induction d’une fibrillation atriale après ablation épicardique de plexus ganglionnaire

    Page :227-233

    Qingyan Zhao, Shudi Zhang, He Huang, Yuguo Zhang, Hongping Deng, Shengbo Yu, Congxin Huang

    Résumé Résumé Plan Plan  
  • ·Impact of bifurcation lesions on angiographic characteristics and procedural success in primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

    Impact des lésions de bifurcation sur les caractéristiques angiographiques et le succès procédural dans l’angioplastie primaire pour infactus du myocarde avec surélévation du segment ST

    Page :234-241

    Caroline Frangos, Stéphane Noble, Nicolo Piazza, Anita Asgar, Annik Fortier, Quoc Hung Ly, Raoul Bonan

    Résumé Résumé Plan Plan  

• Review

  • ·Patent foramen ovale and obstructive sleep apnoea: From pathophysiology to diagnosis of a potentially dangerous association

    Foramen ovale perméable et syndrome d’apnées obstructives du sommeil : de la physiopathologie au diagnostic d’une association potentiellement dangereuse

    Page :242-251

    Cyril Pellaton, Raphaël Heinzer, Patrik Michel, Eric Eeckhout

    Résumé Résumé Plan Plan  

• Guidelines

  • ·Definition of the quality of transthoracic echocardiography in 2011. Echocardiography Branch of the French Society of Cardiology

    Page :252-254

    

• Images in cardiovascular diseases

  • ·An unusual case of hypertensive cardiomyopathy

    Un cas inhabituel de cardiomyopathie hypertensive

    Page :255-257

    Vincent Spagnoli, Marc Sirol, Francois Tournoux

    Plan Plan   
  • ·Endovascular treatment of superior vena cava obstruction helping permanent pacing

    Traitement endovasculaire de l’obstruction la veine cave supérieure permettant une stimulation cardiaque permanente

    Page :258-260

    Cyrus Moini, Mario Auguste, Grégory Schoukroun, Jean-Marc Pernes, Patrick Dupouy

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome due to a patent foramen oval with marked lipomatous hypertrophy

    Syndrome de platypnée-orthodéoxie en rapport avec un foramen ovale perméable et importante hypertrophie lipomateuse du septum inter-auriculaire

    Page :261-262

    Aurélien Seemann, Stephen Dorman, Jean-Michel Juliard

    Plan Plan  
  • ·Value of cardiac MRI in peripartum cardiomyopathy

    Intérêt de l’IRM cardiaque dans la cardiomyopathie du péripartum

    Page :263-264

    Gilles Barone-Rochette, Mathieu Rodière, Sylvie Lantuejoul

    Plan Plan  

• Editorial

  • ·Éditorial

    Page :265-266

    Éric Brochet, Jean-Luc Monin

    

• Abstracts of the 19th Congress of Echocardiography

  • ·Robustness of new RT-3D echocardiography quantification of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction by novices

    Page :267

    P. Reant, L. Barbot, M. Montaudon, M. Landelle, F. Arsac, M. Dijos, C. Touche, R. Roudaut, S. Lafitte

    
  • ·New RT3DE quantification of global longitudinal, circumferential, radial and area strains: Reproducibility, correlations to cardiac output, and clinical applications

    Page :267

    P. Reant, L. Barbot, C. Touche, M. Dijos, F. Arsac, M. Landelle, R. Roudaut, S. Lafitte

    
  • ·Interest of three-dimensional echocardiography for the diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve in children

    Page :268

    M. Sadron, P.-E. Seguela, P. Acar, Y. Dulac, B. Arnaudis

    
  • ·Interest of speckle tracking for the assessment of right ventricular function in operated tetralogy of Fallot. Comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

    Page :268

    Y. Bernard, M. Morel, V. Descotes-Genon, J. Jehl, N. Meneveau, F. Schiele

    
  • ·A new approach to the evaluation of stroke volume and cardiac output by Doppler. Transthoracic echocardiography in the paediatric cardiac ICU

    Page :268-269

    O. Grollmuss, A. Serraf

    
  • ·Quantitative assessment of left ventricular function by 2D-speckle tracking during exercise: A feasibility study

    Page :270

    C. Szymanski, R. Campana, J. Magne, M. Rosca, L. Pierard, P. Lancellotti

    
  • ·Speckle tracking is a feasible and reproducible method for the assessment of right ventricular function in patients operated on for congenital heart diseases

    Page :270

    M. Morel, Y. Bernard, V. Descotes-Genon, N. Meneveau, F. Schiele

    
  • ·Assessment of left ventricular twist mechanics in tako-tsubo syndrome by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

    Page :271

    P. Meimoun, P. Passos, J. Boulanger, T. Benali, F. Elmkies, H. Zemir, J. Clerc, A. Luycx-Bore

    
  • ·Left ejection fraction evaluation by speckle tracking

    Page :271

    I. Saaidi, W. Fehri, N. Ben Mansour, I. Ben Amor, R. Dahmani, A. Haggui, T. Filali, M. Ghommidh, N. Hajlaoui, D. Lahidheb, H. Haouala

    
  • ·Effects of right ventricular pacing on Global Longitudinal Strain: Evolution in short term, mid term and recovery

    Page :271

    T. Pambrun, B. Degand, D. Coisne, L. Christiaens, D. Herpin

    
  • ·Contributions of exercise stress echocardiography to the understanding of heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction

    Page :272

    C. Thebault, E. Donal, T. Simon, E. Drouet, C. Ridard, J.-C. Daubert

    
  • ·Myocardial response to exercise: Impact of age and training

    Page :272

    T. Rozoy, E. Donal, F. Schnell, G. Kervio, F. Carre

    
  • ·Subclinical impairment of myocardial deformation displayed by speckle tracking imaging in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1

    Page :272

    K. Wahbi, S. Ederhy, H.-M. Becane, C. Meune, D. Duboc, A. Cohen

    
  • ·Right ventricular involvement in Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy detected by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography

    Page :272-273

    N. Mansencal, N. Abbou, R. El Mahmoud, R. Pillière, O. Dubourg

    
  • ·Myocardial area and longitudinal strain by 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography: Normal values and comparison with 2D strain

    Page :273

    O. Huttin, P.-Y. Zinzius, J. Schwartz, E. Riant, V. Manenti, D. Voilliot, J.-F. Bruntz, E. Aliot, Y. Juillière, C. Selton-Suty

    
  • ·Assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction using an ultrasonic stethoscope in critically ill patients

    Page :274

    J.-B. Amiel, G. Lheritier, A. Grümann, A. Dugard, N. Pichon, M. Clavel, B. Francois, P. Vignon

    
  • ·Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography during acute respiratory distress syndrome: incidence of acute cor pulmonale and patent foramen ovale. ARCOFOP multicenter study – preliminary results

    Page :274-275

    A. Legras, A. Caille, G. Lheritier, J. Frat, A. Mathonnet, A. Courte-Rabiller, P. Kalfon, L. Martin-Lefevre, B. Giraudeau, P. Vignon

    
  • ·Measurement of left ventricular volumes using real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in ICU patients. Preliminary results

    Page :275

    J.-B. Amiel, G. Lheritier, N. Darodes, N. Pichon, M. Clavel, A. Dugard, B. Francois, R. Lang, P. Vignon

    
  • ·Hypocalcemia as a rare cause of reversible cardiomyopathy

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    D. Benzarouel, H. Ashab, M. El Hattaoui

    
  • ·Left ventricular dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Page :276

    T. Filali, M. Gzara, F. Ajili, D. Lahidheb, M. Gommidh, I. Saaidi, N. Hajlaoui, A. Haggui, W. Fehri, H. Haouala

    
  • ·Early diagnosis of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in diabetic patients: A possible role for natriuretic peptides

    Page :276-277

    F. Simona

    
  • ·What are particularities in echocardiography and Doppler of diabetics with chronic heart failure?

    Page :277

    M.-K. Benjelloun, S. Hajib, N. Yamoul, Z. El Honsali, A. Bennis

    
  • ·Serial measurements of NT-proBNP are predictive of non-high dose anthracycline cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients

    Page :277

    F. Simona

    
  • ·Contribution of right ventricular echocardiographic parameters in evaluation of the prognosis of dilated cardiomyopathy

    Page :277-278

    S. Fennira, S. Mahmoud, S. Antit, S. Kammoun, S. Longo, S. Kraiem

    
  • ·Left atrial volume as a morphophysiologic expression of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction

    Page :278

    E. Bennour, I. Kammoun, N. Hammami, S. Chine, S. Marrakchi, R. Chrigui, A. Ben Halima, Z. Ibnelhaj, S. Gargouri, W. Boughanmi, A. Lefi, F. Added, S. Kachboura

    
  • ·Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on mitral regurgitation severity

    Page :278

    E. Bennour, I. Kammoun, S. Marrakchi, S. Chine, R. Chrigui, A. Benhalima, S. Gargouri, N. Hammami, H. Keskes, A. Lefi, F. Added, S. Kachboura

    
  • ·Impact of betablocker, as a treatment of heart failure, on the echocardiographic parameters

    Page :278-279

    L. Abid, S. Krichène, Y. Maazoun, H. Mourad, K. Samir

    
  • ·Echocardiographic assessment in 1578 patients with chronic heart failure

    Page :279

    H. Salih, R. Kongo, D. Ghellab, A. Bennis

    
  • ·Predictors of outcome in 369 patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

    Page :279

    H. Salih, D. Ghellab, R. Kongo, A. Bennis

    
  • ·Not only E/Ea ratio during exercise but arterial compliance correlates with six-minute walking test in patients with heart failure with normal ejection fraction

    Page :279-280

    F. Vallet, D. Coisne, B. Lequeux, L. Christiaens, P. Sosner

     
  • ·Contribution of Doppler echocardiography in diastolic heart failure

    Page :280

    F. Belmourida, R. Kongo, R. Habbal, L. Azzouzi, A. Bennis

    
  • ·Multiparametric approach to select patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy: Results at 2 years follow-up

    Page :280

    E. Abergel, P. Dehant, M. Simon, E. Bogino, M. Jimenez, S. Reuter, S. Garrigue, C. Chauvel

    
  • ·Can left ventricular longitudinal function study using 2D speckle tracking predict postoperative atrial fibrillation after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis?

    Page :280-281

    F. Levy, A.-L. Labescat, D. Malaquin, P. Meimoun, A. Jeu, D. Rusinaru, A.-L. Castel, C. Tribouilloy

    
  • ·Evidence for myocardial dysfunction in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia, normal left ventricular ejection fraction and mass

    Page :281

    C. Dedobbeleer, M. Rai, E. Donal, M. Pandolfo, P. Unger

    
  • ·Echocardiographic changes of cardiac function during ultra distance and trail running

    Page :281

    R. Jouffroy, V. Caille, A. Dupland, S. Perrot, K. Bouferrache, A. Vieillard-Baron, N. Mansencal

    
  • ·Is cardiac remodeling physiological in veteran tennis players?

    Page :281-282

    N. Mansencal, S. Perrot, D. Marcadet, B. Montalvan, O. Dubourg

     
  • ·Obesity effects on right ventricular function

    Page :283

    T. Filali, A. Eljary, D. Lahidheb, M. Gommidh, I. Saaidi, N. Hajlaoui, A. Haggui, W. Fehri, H. Haouala

    
  • ·Bisoprolol effect on the right ventricular function in chronic heart failure

    Page :283

    R. Kongo Minga, A. Salih, N. Jardi, F. Belmourida, L. Azzouzi, A. Bennis

    
  • ·Assessing right ventricular function: Cardiac MSCT scan versus transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)

    Page :283-284

    L. Christiaens, B. Bonnet, J. Mergy, D. Coisne, J. Allal

    
  • ·Echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle during inferior myocardial infarction

    Page :284

    R. Hammami, L. Zakhama, S. Naffeti, L. Abid, S. Ben Youssef, S. Kammoun

    
  • ·Importance of challenging right side ventriculo-arterial interactions in advanced heart failure patients

    Page :284

    N. Piriou, J. Roy-Giocosa, F. Floch, J.-P. Gueffet, J.-N. Trochu

    
  • ·Assessing right ventricular systolic function in a population of unselected patients before cardiac surgery: A multiparametric approach is mandatory

    Page :284-285

    J. Peyrou, M. Simon, C. Chauvel, E. Bogino, P. Dehant, M. Jimenez, E. Abergel

    
  • ·Phenotype of patients with pulmonary hypertension as a complication of dilated cardiomyopathy

    Page :285

    D. Stepowski, B. Kurtz, C. Vallet, H. Eltchaninoff, F. Bauer

    
  • ·2D speckle tracking analysis of right atrium in patients with pulmonary hypertension

    Page :285

    J. Schwartz, O. Huttin, B. Popovic, P.-Y. Zinzius, C. Christophe, J. Lemarie, J.-M. Sellal, Y. Juillière, F. Chabot, C. Selton-Suty

    
  • ·Transvalvular impedance modification during exercise echocardiography

    Page :286

    S. Cremers, C. Berthe, F. Di Gregorio, J. Magne, L. Pierard

    
  • ·Transesophageal echocardiography, an unusual trigger to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A case report

    Page :286

    M. Boukantar, C. Cueff, E. Brochet, A. Vahanian, D. Messika-Zeitoun

    
  • ·Large ischaemia during stress echocardiography and normal coronary angiography

    Page :286-287

    C. Chauvel, M. Simon, P. Dehant, E. Bogino, M. Jimenez, E. Abergel

    
  • ·Exercise adaptation of the left ventricular myocardium in men over 50 years of age

    Page :287

    T. Rozoy, E. Donal, F. Schnell, G. Kervio, F. Carre

    
  • ·Prevalence of coronary artery spasm during dobutamine stress echocardiography

    Page :287

    I. El Hajjaji, M. Nicolas, R. El Mahmoud, F. Digne, O. Dubourg

    
  • ·Normal parameters of right ventricular mechanics during exercise in healthy individuals: A 2D speckle imaging study

    Page :287

    D. Voilliot, O. Huttin, J. schwartz, P.-Y. Zinzius, C. Christophe, J.-M. Sellal, Y. Juillière, C. Selton-Suty

    
  • ·Mediastinal recentration after pneumonectomy by intrathoracic positioning of a mammary prosthesis, guided by transesophageal echocardiography

    Page :288

    T. Rolf, C. Marcucci, M. Gonzalez, P.-Y. Jayet, L. Von Segesser

    
  • ·Tee-detected left atrial thrombogenic milieu is associated with increased cardiovascular events in patients with non valvular atrial fibrillation

    Page :288

    G. Dufaitre, S. Ederhy, S. Lang, L. Boyer-Chatenet, J. Gouay, C. Meuleman, N. Haddour, F. Douna, E. Berthelot, E. Di Angelantonio, F. Boccara, A. Cohen

    
  • ·Functional mitral regurgitation as a determinant of pulmonary hypertension in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

    Page :289

    S. Maréchaux, D.-V. Neicu, S. Braun, M. Richardson, P. Delsart, N. Bouabdallaoui, C. Banfi, C. Gautier, P. Graux, P. Asseman, P. Pibarot, T. le Jemtel, P.-V. Ennezat

    
  • ·Determinants of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with aortic valve stenosis and normal left ventricular ejection fraction

    Page :289

    S. Maréchaux, M. Hattabi, F. Juthier, D. Neicu, M. Richardson, E. Carpentier, N. Bouabdallaoui, F. Delelis, C. Banfi, J. Breyne, B. Jude, P. Asseman, A. Vincentelli, T. le Tourneau, P. Graux, P. Pibarot, P.-V. Ennezat

    
  • ·Towards a noninvasive assessment of valve biology: Echocardiographic measures of mitral leaflet distensibility

    Page :289-290

    C. Szymanski, M. Hanschumacher, E. Messas, H. Dietz, D. Judge, M. Chaput, R. Durst, J. Dal Bianco, E. Morris, J. Marshall, A. Hagege, R. Levine

     
  • ·Independent impact of mitral regurgitation on exercise capacity and clinical outcomes in patients with ischemic cardiac dysfunction

    Page :290-291

    C. Szymanski, R. Levine, C. Tribouilloy, H. Zheng, M. Handschumacher, A. Tawakol, J. Hung

     
  • ·Real-time 3D transoesophageal echocardiography evaluation of the mitral valve area in patients with mitral stenosis

    Page :291

    J. Dreyfus, E. Brochet, L. Lepage, D. Attias, C. Cueff, D. Detaint, B. Iung, A. Vahanian, D. Messika-Zeitoun

    
  • ·Determinants of symptoms in aortic stenosis – Influence of longitudinal strain

    Page :291

    D. Attias, L. Macron, J. Dreyfus, J.-L. Monin, E. Brochet, L. Lepage, B. Iung, A. Vahanian, D. Messika-Zeitoun

    
  • ·Determinants of non-invasive coronary flow reserve in severe aortic stenosis

    Page :291-292

    A.-L. Germain, P. Meimoun, F. Elmkies, T. Benali, F. Levy, J. Boulanger, H. Zemir, J. Clerc, A. Luycx-Bore, C. Tribouilloy

    
  • ·Echocardiographic predictors of mitral regurgitation following percutaneous balloon mitral valvulotomy

    Page :292

    I. Saaidi, K. Selmi, A. Mokaddem, M.-R. Boujnah

    
  • ·Valvular heart disease associated with benfluorex therapy: Results from the French multicentre registry

    Page :292-293

    F. le Ven, C. Tribouilloy, G. Habib, J.-P. Gueffet, S. Maréchaux, J.-C. Eicher, B. Blanchard-Lemoine, J. Rousseau, P. Hénon, Y. Jobic, Y. Étienne

     
  • ·Valvular disease associated with benfluorex: Prevalence and echocardiographic features

    Page :293

    A. Boudes, J.-F. Avierinos, A. Salem, C. Lavoute, Y. le Dolley, G. Habib

    
  • ·Evaluation of right ventricular function in patients with organic mitral regurgitation

    Page :293-294

    G. Deswarte, C. Vanesson, A.-S. Polge, M. Richardson, A. Vincentelli, P.-V. Ennezat, C. Bauters, C. Foucher, T. le Tourneau

    
  • ·Persistence of abnormal left ventricular systolic function after an aortic valve replacement for to aortic stenosis

    Page :294

    B. Feit, E. Donal, B. Lelong, G.-V. Ruggieri, A. Leguerrier

    
  • ·Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis: Prognostic impact and effect of surgery

    Page :294

    J. Adda, C. Mielot, F. Cransac, Y. le Dolley, A. Salem, X. Zirphile, S. Ansaldi, F. Thuny, P. Réant, J.-F. Avierinos, S. Renard, C. Sportouch-Dukhan, S. Lafitte, E. Donal, G. Habib, P. Lancellotti

    
  • ·Long-term follow-up of patients with the carcinoid syndrome

    Page :294

    N. Mansencal, E. Mitry, P. Rougier, O. Dubourg

    
  • ·Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm among patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction using portable transthoracic echocardiography

    Page :295

    C. Cueff, N. Keenan, P.-G. Steg, C. Cimadevilla, G. Ducrocq, A. Vahanian, D. Messika-Zeitoun

    
  • ·Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac remodeling in the high-level football players

    Page :296

    R. Kongo Minga, A. Salih, D. Ghellab, A. Bennis

    
  • ·Echocardiographic assessment of 40 veteran marathoners

    Page :296

    R. Kongo Minga, A. Salih, A. Bennis

    
  • ·Comparison between non-invasive coronary flow reserve and fractional flow reserve to assess the functional significance of left anterior descending artery stenosis of intermediate severity

    Page :296-297

    P. Meimoun, A. Luycx-Bore, J. Clerc, T. Benali, J. Boulanger, F. Emkies, H. Zemir

    
  • ·Interest of atrial contractile function’s study in coronary heart disease

    Page :297

    S. Fennira, S. Antit, S. Mahmoud, S. Kammoun, S. Longo, S. Kraiem

    
  • ·Prediction of exercise capacities and cardiac involvement in scleroderma patients using a novel Doppler echocardiographic parameter

    Page :297-298

    J.-C. Eicher, S. Berthier, B. Lorcerie, B. Bonnotte, J.-E. Wolf

    
  • ·Athlete’s heart: Echocardiographic modifications at rest and during exercise

    Page :298

    R. Kongo, F. Belmourida, A. Bennis

    
  • ·Aortic root dilatation in young stroke patients with patent foramen ovale

    Page :298

    N. Keenan, E. Brochet, J.-M. Juliard, M. Malanca, C. Cueff de Monchy, A. Vahanian, D. Messika-Zeitoun

    
  • ·Echocardiographic assessement of left atrial function in paroxystic atrial fibrillation

    Page :298

    R. Hammami, L. Abid, K. Makni, S. Kammoun

    
  • ·Left ventricular systolic function is not accurately evaluated by left ventricular ejection fraction after a long distance running

    Page :298-299

    E. Abergel, M. Simon, P. Dehant, E. Bogino, M. Jimenez, C. Chauvel

    
  • ·Analysis of right ventricular global strain by 2d speckle imaging in patients with myocardial infarction

    Page :299

    J. Lemarié, O. Huttin, C. Christophe, S. Lemoine, B. Popovic, J.-M. Sellal, P.-Y. Zinzius, J. Schwartz, Y. Juillière, C. Selton-suty

    

• Author index

  • ·Author Index

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