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• • ·Editorial Board

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• Scientific editorial

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

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    Sylvestre Maréchaux, Pierre-Vladimir Ennezat

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• Clinical research

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• Review

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

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    Cyril Pellaton, Raphaël Heinzer, Patrik Michel, Eric Eeckhout

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• Guidelines

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

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• Images in cardiovascular diseases

  • ·An unusual case of hypertensive cardiomyopathy

    Página :255-257

    Vincent Spagnoli, Marc Sirol, Francois Tournoux

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

    Página :258-260

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

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

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    Aurélien Seemann, Stephen Dorman, Jean-Michel Juliard

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  • ·Value of cardiac MRI in peripartum cardiomyopathy

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    Gilles Barone-Rochette, Mathieu Rodière, Sylvie Lantuejoul

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• Editorial

  • ·Éditorial

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    Éric Brochet, Jean-Luc Monin

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• Abstracts of the 19th Congress of Echocardiography

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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

    Página :268-269

    O. Grollmuss, A. Serraf

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

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    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

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    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

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

    
  • ·Left ejection fraction evaluation by speckle tracking

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    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

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    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

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

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

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    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

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    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

    Página :272-273

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

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

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    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

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    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

    Página :274-275

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

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

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    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

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    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

    Página :276-277

    F. Simona

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

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    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

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    F. Simona

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

    Página :277-278

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

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

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    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

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    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

    Página :278-279

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

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  • ·Echocardiographic assessment in 1578 patients with chronic heart failure

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

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

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    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

    Página :279-280

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

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  • ·Contribution of Doppler echocardiography in diastolic heart failure

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    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

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    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?

    Página :280-281

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

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

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

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

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

    
  • ·Is cardiac remodeling physiological in veteran tennis players?

    Página :281-282

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

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  • ·Obesity effects on right ventricular function

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    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

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

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

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

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

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    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

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    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

    Página :284-285

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

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

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

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

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    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

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

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

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

    
  • ·Large ischaemia during stress echocardiography and normal coronary angiography

    Página :286-287

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

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

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

    
  • ·Prevalence of coronary artery spasm during dobutamine stress echocardiography

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    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

    Página :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

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    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

    Página :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

    Página :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

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    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

    Página :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

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

    Página :290-291

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

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

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    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

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    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

    Página :291-292

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

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

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

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

    Página :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

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

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    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

    Página :293-294

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

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

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

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

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    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

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

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

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    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

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

    
  • ·Echocardiographic assessment of 40 veteran marathoners

    Página :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

    Página :296-297

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

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

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    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

    Página :297-298

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

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

    Página :298

    R. Kongo, F. Belmourida, A. Bennis

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

    Página :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

    Página :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

    Página :298-299

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

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

    Página :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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