Rajan Sharma

..We sought to determine whether mitral annular calcification (MAC) predicts mortality and cardiac disease in a group of renal transplant candidates...

..At present, the treatment of high-risk patients is largely based on data from the general population and observational studies of patients with ESRD...

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..The case illustrates the importance of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of this rare but treatable cause of subaortic valve obstruction...

..The study aimed to assess whether the mitral peak Doppler E-wave to peak mitral annulus velocity ratio (E/Ea) estimates left ventricular (LV) filling pressure (LVFP) and predicts mortality in end-stage renal disease...

..The primary study aim is to determine whether ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels predict mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The secondary aim is to determine characteristics of patients with elevated IMA levels...

..Symptoms are often attributed to systolic and diastolic dysfunction, arrhythmia or microvascular disease. This study proposes another potential cause for angina in renal failure, namely dynamic left ventricular obstruction (LVO)...

..To identify in a prospective observational study the cardiac structural and functional abnormalities and mortality in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) with a raised cardiac troponin T (cTnT) concentration...

..The aim of this study was to identify non-invasive predictors of severe CAD in a group of renal transplant candidates...

..We review the current guidelines for anticoagulation of prosthetic heart valves and discuss potential treatment options if adequate anticoagulation is not achieved by oral anticoagulant alone...

..02). In conclusion, IMA is a moderately accurate marker of myocardial ischaemia in ESRD. Patients with an increase in IMA > or = 20 kU/l during DSE had significantly worse survival...

..To determine whether a quantitative measurement of peak systolic velocity (PSV) during dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) detects severe coronary artery disease (CAD) and predicts mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease...

..Given the high cardiac mortality of renal transplant recipients, identification of high-risk patients is important to offer appropriate treatment before transplantation...

..At present, there is not an optimal technique for predicting sudden cardiac death in this patient group. Ultimately, the choice of cardiac test will always be determined by patient preference, local expertise and availability...

..Little is known regarding progression of these abnormalities in patients awaiting kidney transplantation...

..The role of advanced imaging modalites such as myocardial contrast agents and tissue Doppler imaging is also explored...

..An additional aim was to document AS progression patterns in a contemporary British population, for which few data currently exist...

..The net result is inducible ischaemia. In this case, the patient was intolerant of all beta blockers due to asthma and calcium channel antagonists were found to be ineffective. Ivabradine resulted in symptomatic improvement...

..IMA concentrations can therefore be affected by the development of skeletal muscle ischemia, and this may have implications regarding the ability of IMA to detect myocardial ischemia in PVD patients...

..To compare the maternal cardiac function and serum concentration of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in first-trimester patients, according to uterine artery Doppler velocimetry (UADV)...

..Right ventricular (RV) remodeling has not been characterized in BAs, although the issue is pertinent because BAs commonly exhibit ECG anomalies that resemble arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and performance of a specifically designed, dedicated TAVI guidewire...

..NBTE is also difficult to manage and each case should be individually managed by identifying and treating the underlying pathology. Surgical intervention is not recommended unless the patient is in acute congestive failure...

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..This paper reviews the underlying principles of TDE, strain, and strain rate echocardiography and discusses currently available quantification tools and clinical applications...