Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera

..The cause was an inadvertent puncture of the carotid artery, presumably during central venous line insertion prior to surgery...

..This report illustrates the association between spontaneous coronary artery dissection and subsequent coronary aneurysm formation...

..Given its simplicity and availability, we believe that it should be considered as a first line tool for clarifying the diagnosis in cases of echocardiographic evidence of left atrial encroachment of unknown origin...

..Safety of treatment with mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi) in the postoperative period after heart transplantation (HT) is controversial...

..Although the prognostic value of exercise echocardiography (ExEcho) has been well established in several subgroups of patients, it has not yet been specifically evaluated in these patients...

..In conclusion, an EESBPR was associated with improved survival and a lower rate of death or myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus and known or suspected CAD...

..In conclusion, despite being associated with an apparently lower likelihood of myocardial ischemia, AF was an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in patients with known or suspected CAD referred for exercise stress testing...

..Data on the value of exercise echocardiography (ExEcho) for predicting outcome (particularly all-cause mortality) in these patients are scarce...

..The aim was to investigate the incidence and prognosis of, and predictive factors for, acute renal failure following emergent cardiac catheterization...

..Pathological examination confirmed the mass to be a primary cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma originating from the pulmonary valve...

..We sought to assess the value of exercise echocardiography (EE) for predicting outcome in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease and normal exercise electrocardiogram (ECG) testing...

..Our aim was to assess the association of left atrial size with all-cause mortality and ischemic stroke in a large cohort of patients referred for echocardiography...

..Our aim was to evaluate the role of exercise echocardiography for predicting outcome in a cohort of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB)...

..There is limited insight into the association of electrocardiographic interpretability with outcome in patients referred for stress testing...

..The aim of this study was to determine whether exercise echocardiography predicts outcomes in patients with HCM...

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..Medium-term outcomes, with regard to the degree of mitral valve competence, were excellent...

..We sought to assess the value of ExE for predicting outcome in patients with LVSD and known/suspected coronary artery disease...

..We sought to assess the relative values of peak and post-EE for predicting outcome in patients with known/suspected CAD...

..The aim of this study was to compare peak TME echocardiography, peak SBE echocardiography, and post-TME echocardiography for the detection of CAD...

..Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is associated with worse outcome and patients with LVH have frequently resting ECG abnormalities. We sought to assess the value of EE for predicting outcome in patients with known/suspected CAD and LVH...

..Our aim was to assess the association of left ventricular mass with mortality and nonfatal cardiovascular events...

..Finally, 3-dimensional echocardiography can also be used during exercise since a full volume of the entire myocardium can be obtained in a few cardiac cycles...

..7% of patients. These findings are consistent with those previously reported in the literature. However, these results relate to our initial experience, and long-term follow-up is still required...

..Although the role of new technology is promising, the assessment of cardiac function relies on good quality black and white harmonic images...

..In the absence of relevant published data, we aimed to determine its incidence, clinical features, risk factors and outcome among heart graft recipients...