Journal of Echocardiography

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making a significant impact on cardiovascular imaging, transforming everything from data capture to report generation. In the field of echocardiography, AI offers the potential to enhance accuracy, speed up reporting, and reduce the workload of physicians. This is an advantage because, compared to computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, echocardiograms tend to exhibit higher observer variability in interpretation. This review takes a comprehensive viewpoint at AI-based reporting systems and their application in echocardiography, emphasizing the need for automated diagnoses...

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BACKGROUND: The effects of left ventricular longitudinal function on the left atrial strain, including the left atrial reservoir function, have not been adequately quantified. METHODS: A total of 124 patients who underwent echocardiography were enrolled in this study. Left atrial strain analysis was performed using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography, and the left atrial volume was derived using the modified Simpson's method. The peak left atrial strain (LAS) and left atrial expansion index (LAEI), as indices of left atrial reservoir function, were measured...

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PURPOSE: Our clinical observations showed clot formations in different regions of the left ventricle of the heart in some COVID-19 patients with normal myocardial motion and coronary artery. The aim of this study was to examine the changes caused by COVID-19 disease on blood flow inside the heart as a possible etiology of intracardiac clot formation. METHODS: In a synergic convergence of mathematics, computer science, and cardio-vascular medicine, we evaluated patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 without cardiac symptoms who underwent two-dimensional echocardiography...

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BACKGROUND: Usefulness of left atrial (LA) strain measurements using speckle tracking echocardiography has been reported in various clinical settings. However, clinical implication of routine LA strain measurements in daily practice remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical utility of routine LA strain measurements in daily practice. METHODS: From January 6, 2020 to December 28, 2021, 338 consecutive patients underwent echocardiography in Takagi Cardiology Clinic, and all comers were enrolled to the study...

Echocardiography plays a pivotal role as an imaging modality in modern cardiology practice. Information derived from echocardiography is essential for patient care. The Japanese Society of Echocardiography has promoted echocardiography for routine clinical and research use. One of the missions of the Society is to provide information that is useful for high-quality examinations. To ensure this, we believe that maintaining equipment in good condition and providing a comfortable environment for the examination are important for both the patient and examiner...