Artificial intelligence-guided screening of under-recognized cardiomyopathies adapted for point-of-care echocardiography
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See C, Kim Y, Park J, Wang Y, Reinhardt S, Shkolnik E, Faridi K, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Hur D. High- versus low-gradient aortic stenosis: Is our evaluation limited by aorto-mitral angle on cardiovascular CT? International Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 409: 132174. PMID: 38754590, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNormal-flow low-gradientAortic valve areaTranscatheter AV replacementParadoxical low-flow low-gradientCardiovascular CTTransthoracic echocardiogramCalcium scoreAS patientsDiagnosis of severe ASLow-gradient aortic stenosisHG-AS patientsLG-AS patientsLow-flow low-gradientAorto-mitral angleAortic valve (AV) stenosisLG-ASPLFLG-ASAV replacementSevere ASConsecutive patientsAortic stenosisValve areaAS phenotypeClinical managementEchocardiogramFactors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice
Faridi K, Zhu Z, Shah N, Crandall I, McNamara R, Flueckiger P, Bachand K, Lombo B, Hur D, Agarwal V, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Sugeng L. Factors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice. Echocardiography 2024, 41: e15774. PMID: 38329886, DOI: 10.1111/echo.15774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransthoracic echocardiogramVentricular ejection fractionOutpatient transthoracic echocardiogramsReal-world practiceEjection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionAssess left ventricular ejection fractionInpatient transthoracic echocardiogramsMultivariate logistic regressionLVEFHospitalized patientsMedical CenterSonographersClinical settingLogistic regressionUltrasound machineChemotherapyContrast enhancement agentsPortable studiesNegative association