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    May 2008
  1. CARASSO S , Woo A, Yang H, Schwartz L, et al
    Myocardial mechanics explains the time course of benefit for septal ethanol ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:493-9.
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  2. CHOI EY , Ha JW, Rim SJ, Kim SA, et al
    Incremental value of left ventricular diastolic function reserve index for predicting exercise capacity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:487-92.
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    April 2008
  3. JASSAL DS , Tam JW, Dumesnil JG, Giannoccaro PJ, et al
    Clinical Usefulness of Tissue Doppler Imaging in Patients with Mild to Moderate Aortic Stenosis: A Substudy of the Aortic Stenosis Progression Observation Measuring Effects of Rosuvastatin Study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;.
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  4. KAHLERT P , Plicht B, Schenk IM, Janosi RA, et al
    Direct Assessment of Size and Shape of Noncircular Vena Contracta Area in Functional Versus Organic Mitral Regurgitation Using Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;.
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  5. DEBL K , Djavidani B, Buchner S, Poschenrieder F, et al
    Triphasic mitral inflow pattern and regional triphasic mitral annulus velocity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:407.
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  6. LILJE C , Le TP, Weil J, Razek V, et al
    Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography for follow-up of Waterston shunt.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:408.
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  7. SALEHIAN O , Burwash IG, Chan KL, Beauchesne LM, et al
    Tricuspid annular systolic velocity predicts maximal oxygen consumption during exercise in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:342-6.
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  8. LEE KJ , Connolly HM, Pellikka PA
    Carcinoid pulmonary valvulopathy evaluated by real-time 3-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:407.
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  9. SHAH SJ , Marcus GM, Gerber IL, McKeown BH, et al
    Physiology of the third heart sound: novel insights from tissue Doppler imaging.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:394-400.
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    March 2008
  10. MUTLU H , Yerlioglu ME, Levy WK
    Failure of guideline-based anticoagulation in a patient with mitral prosthetic valve and recurrent thromboembolism.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:296.
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  11. FRIELINGSDORF J , Schmidt C, Debrunner M, Tavakoli R, et al
    Atrium-driven mitral annulus motion velocity reflects global left ventricular function and pulmonary congestion during acute biventricular pacing.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:288-93.
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    February 2008
  12. YANG H , Pu M, Chambers CE, Weber HS, et al
    Quantitative assessment of pulmonary insufficiency by Doppler echocardiography in patients with adult congenital heart disease.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:157-64.
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  13. KUNAVARAPU C , Olkovsky Y, Lafferty JC, Homayuni AR, et al
    Unusual cardiac complications of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21:187.
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    January 2008
  14. JONES CB , Draughn T, Nomeir AM
    Aortic Valve Thrombus Presenting as a Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;.
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  15. CASACLANG-VERZOSA G , Nkomo VT, Sarano ME, Malouf JF, et al
    E/Ea is the Major Determinant of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Moderate to Severe Aortic Stenosis.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;.
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  16. SINGH D , Chee TS
    Incidental Diagnosis of Unicuspid Aortic Valve in an Asymptomatic Adult.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;.
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    November 2007
  17. LOSI MA , Betocchi S, Chinali M, Barbati G, et al
    Myocardial texture in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:1253-9.
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  18. DUMONT CA , Monserrat L, Soler R, Rodriguez E, et al
    Left ventricular asynchrony in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: its determinants and its relation to left ventricular function.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:1247-52.
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  19. EINAV E , Gitig A, Marinescu LM, Tanaka KE, et al
    Valvulitis requiring triple valve surgery as an initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:1315.
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  20. MISHRA RK , Galloway JM, Lee ET, Best LG, et al
    The ratio of mitral deceleration time to E-wave velocity and mitral deceleration slope outperform deceleration time alone in predicting cardiovascular outcomes: the Strong Heart Study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:1300-6.
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    October 2007
  21. RAO SC , Main ML
    Acute Severe Functional Mitral Regurgitation Secondary to Cocaine-mediated Anterior Myocardial Infarction.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  22. KONINGS TC , Koolbergen DR, Bouma BJ, Groenink M, et al
    Iatrogenic Perforation of the Posterior Mitral Valve Leaflet: A Rare Complication of Pacemaker Lead Placement.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  23. KIM HK , Kim YJ, Hwang SJ, Park JS, et al
    Hemodynamic and Prognostic Implications of Net Atrioventricular Compliance in Patients with Mitral Stenosis.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  24. MOAREF AR , Aslani A, Zamirian M, Sharifkazemi MB, et al
    Left Ventricular to Right Atrial Communication (Gerbode-type Defect) After Mitral Valve Replacement.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  25. POH KK , Chan MY, Yang H, Yong QW, et al
    Prognostication of Valvular Aortic Stenosis Using Tissue Doppler Echocardiography: Underappreciated Importance of Late Diastolic Mitral Annular Velocity.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  26. BLAUWET LA , Malouf JF, Connolly HM, Hodge DO, et al
    Doppler echocardiography of 79 normal CarboMedics mitral prostheses: a comprehensive assessment including time-velocity integral ratio and prosthesis performance index.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:1125-30.
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    September 2007
  27. ENDER J , Gummert J, Fassl J, Krohmer E, et al
    Ligation or Distortion of the Right Circumflex Artery During Minimal Invasive Mitral Valve Repair Detected by Transesophageal Echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  28. DAWSON D , Mankad P, Bloomfield P, Boon NA, et al
    An Unusual Cause of Severe Mitral Regurgitation: Aberrantly Inserted Chordae Tendineae.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  29. KAYA MG , Ozdogru I, Inanc T, Dogan A, et al
    Severe Aortic Regurgitation After Repair of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: The Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  30. LIM DS , Dent JM, Gutgesell HP, Matherne GP, et al
    Transesophageal echocardiographic guidance for surgical repair of aortic insufficiency in congenital heart disease.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:1080-5.
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  31. HADDAD F , Denault AY, Couture P, Cartier R, et al
    Right ventricular myocardial performance index predicts perioperative mortality or circulatory failure in high-risk valvular surgery.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:1065-72.
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    August 2007
  32. SPEVACK DM , Almuti K, Ostfeld R, Bello R, et al
    Routine Adjustment of Doppler Echocardiographically Derived Aortic Valve Area Using a Previously Derived Equation to Account for the Effect of Pressure Recovery.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  33. BAJAJ M , Abuissa H, Main ML
    Rapid Bioprosthetic Valve Degeneration Resulting in Severe Mitral Stenosis.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  34. ANWAR AM , Soliman OI, Nemes A, Germans T, et al
    Assessment of mitral annulus size and function by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography in cardiomyopathy: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:941-8.
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  35. BRUCH C , Reinecke H, Rothenburger M, Scheld HH, et al
    Transmitral flow patterns and the presence of chronic kidney disease provide independent and incremental prognostic information in patients with heart failure and systolic dysfunction.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:989-97.
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  36. SADE LE , Gulmez O, Eroglu S, Sezgin A, et al
    Noninvasive estimation of right ventricular filling pressure by ratio of early tricuspid inflow to annular diastolic velocity in patients with and without recent cardiac surgery.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:982-8.
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  37. JABER WA , Nishimura RA, Ommen SR
    Not all systolic velocities indicate obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a simultaneous Doppler catheterization study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:1009.
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    July 2007
  38. VERONESI F , Corsi C, Sugeng L, Caiani EG, et al
    Quantification of Mitral Apparatus Dynamics in Functional and Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Using Real-time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  39. DAVIS MP , Deweese KS, Orsinelli DA
    Not so Luck of the Irish: 4-Leaf Clover-shaped Quadricusp Aortic Valve Found Around St Patrick's Day.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  40. OKURA H , Takada Y, Kubo T, Asawa K, et al
    Functional Mitral Regurgitation Predicts Prognosis Independent of Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Indices in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  41. SAHEBJAM M , Marzban M, Soleimani A, Zoroufian A, et al
    A Rare Cause of Chronic Mitral Regurgitation: Perivalvular Ventriculoatrial Fistulous Communication from Remote Blunt Chest Trauma.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  42. STEFANO G , Fox K, Schluchter M, Hoit BD, et al
    Prevalence of Unsuspected and Significant Mitral and Aortic Regurgitation.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  43. TSUKIJI M , Watanabe N, Yamaura Y, Okahashi N, et al
    Three-Dimensional Quantitation of Mitral Valve Coaptation by a Novel Software System with Transthoracic Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  44. GALEMA TW , Yap SC, Geleijnse ML, van Thiel RJ, et al
    Early Detection of Left Ventricular Dysfunction by Doppler Tissue Imaging and N-terminal Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  45. CROSS B , Nicolarsen J, Bullock J, Sugeng L, et al
    Cardiac sarcoidosis presenting as mitral regurgitation.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:906.
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  46. WALPOT J , Shivalkar B, Bogers JP, Salgado R, et al
    A patient with cardiac fibroma and a subvalvular aortic stenosis caused by a subvalvular membrane.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:906.
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  47. POULSEN SH , Sogaard P, Nielsen-Kudsk JE, Egeblad H, et al
    Recovery of left ventricular systolic longitudinal strain after valve replacement in aortic stenosis and relation to natriuretic peptides.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:877-84.
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  48. SELIEM MA , Fedec A, Szwast A, Farrell PE Jr, et al
    Atrioventricular valve morphology and dynamics in congenital heart disease as imaged with real-time 3-dimensional matrix-array echocardiography: comparison with 2-dimensional imaging and surgical findings.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:869-76.
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    June 2007
  49. BORG AN , Deepak SM, Beynon RP, Williams SG, et al
    A Comprehensive Tissue Doppler Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Primary Mitral Regurgitation.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  50. KIM JB , Spevack DM, Tunick PA, Bullinga JR, et al
    The Effect of Transvenous Pacemaker and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Lead Placement on Tricuspid Valve Function: An Observational Study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  51. GALLI CA , Muratori M, Montorsi P, Barili F, et al
    Cyclic Intermittent Aortic Regurgitation of a Mechanical Bileaflet Aortic Valve Prosthesis: Diagnosis and Clinical Implications.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  52. HOLMIN C , Messika-Zeitoun D, Mezalek AT, Brochet E, et al
    Mitral Leaflet Separation Index: A New Method for the Evaluation of the Severity of Mitral Stenosis? Usefulness Before and After Percutaneous Mitral Commissurotomy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  53. FUKUDA S , Gillinov AM, McCarthy PM, Matsumura Y, et al
    Echocardiographic Follow-up of Tricuspid Annuloplasty with a New Three-Dimensional Ring in Patients with Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  54. KUME T , Kawamoto T, Okura H, Watanabe N, et al
    Rapid Progression of Mild to Moderate Aortic Stenosis in Patients Older than 80 Years.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  55. PINHEIRO AC , Mancuso FJ, Hemerly DF, Kiyose AT, et al
    Diagnostic Value of Color Flow Mapping and Doppler Echocardiography in the Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse or Rheumatic Heart Disease.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  56. SUGENG L , Weinert L, Lang RM
    Real-time 3-Dimensional Color Doppler Flow of Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation: Feasibility and Initial Quantitative Comparison with 2-Dimensional Methods.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  57. IZGI C , Ozdemir N, Cevik C, Ozveren O, et al
    Mitral Valve Resistance as a Determinant of Resting and Stress Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Patients with Mitral Stenosis: A Dobutamine Stress Study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  58. SILVESTRY FE , Rodriguez LL, Herrmann HC, Rohatgi S, et al
    Echocardiographic Guidance and Assessment of Percutaneous Repair for Mitral Regurgitation With the Evalve MitraClip: Lessons Learned From EVEREST I.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  59. KIM YJ , Jones M, Greenberg NL, Popovic ZB, et al
    Evaluation of Left Ventricular Contractile Function Using Noninvasively Determined Single-beat End-systolic Elastance in Mitral Regurgitation: Experimental Validation and Clinical Application.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  60. KODALI S , Vivas Y, Jakub C, Srinivasan V, et al
    Continuous Transesophageal Monitoring for Thrombolytic Therapy of an Acute Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  61. SHARMA R , Ooi A, Jokhi P, Tsang GM, et al
    Acute Thrombosis of a Prosthetic Mitral Valve: A Lesson in Anticoagulation.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  62. AHMED S , Honos GN, Walling AD, Michel CM, et al
    Clinical Outcome and Echocardiographic Predictors of Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  63. SHARMA R , Mann J, Drummond L, Livesey SA, et al
    The Evaluation of Real-time 3-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography for the Preoperative Functional Assessment of Patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Comparison with 2-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  64. PARK SH , Jung HS, Yu M, Min SK, et al
    Left Valsalva Sinus Aneurysm Rupture into Left Atrium and Aortic Valve Prolapse Confirmed with Transesophageal Echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;.
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  65. CONTE L , Rossi A, Cicoira M, Bonapace S, et al
    Aortic valve sclerosis: a marker of significant obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with chest pain?
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:703-8.
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  66. BEERI R , Streckenbach SC, Isselbacher EM, Akins CW, et al
    The crossed swords sign: insights into the dilemma of repair in bileaflet mitral valve prolapse.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:698-702.
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  67. SHIRAN A , Merdler A, Ismir E, Ammar R, et al
    Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography using a quantitative dynamic loading test for the evaluation of ischemic mitral regurgitation.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:690-7.
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  68. BECKER M , Kramann R, Dohmen G, Luckhoff A, et al
    Impact of left ventricular loading conditions on myocardial deformation parameters: analysis of early and late changes of myocardial deformation parameters after aortic valve replacement.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:681-9.
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  69. SONG ZZ , Ma J
    Abnormal longitudinal myocardial functional reserve assessed by exercise Doppler tissue echocardiography in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:785.
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  70. MICHELENA HI , Mulvagh SL, Schaff HV, Enriquez-Sarano ML, et al
    A heart-shaped mass inside a heart: echocardiographic diagnosis, pathology, and surgical repair of a flail tricuspid valve caused by a large blood-filled cyst.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:771.
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  71. ANWAR AM , Soliman OI, Geleijnse ML, Michels M, et al
    Assessment of left atrial ejection force in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:744-8.
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  72. CHOI EY , Ha JW, Kim JM, Ahn JA, et al
    Incremental value of combining systolic mitral annular velocity and time difference between mitral inflow and diastolic mitral annular velocity to early diastolic annular velocity for differentiating constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopa
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:738-43.
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    May 2007
  73. OZER N , Deniz A, Atalar E, Aksoyek S, et al
    Aorta-right atrial fistula: a rare complication of prosthetic aortic valvular endocarditis.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:538.
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  74. SUKMAWAN R , Watanabe N, Ogasawara Y, Yamaura Y, et al
    Geometric changes of tricuspid valve tenting in tricuspid regurgitation secondary to pulmonary hypertension quantified by novel system with transthoracic real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:470-6.
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    April 2007
  75. BERTAUX G , Eicher JC, Petit A, Dobsak P, et al
    Anotomic interaction between the aortic root and the atrial septum: a prospective echocardiographic study.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:409-14.
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  76. MUTLAK D , Lessick J, Reisner SA, Aronson D, et al
    Echocardiography-based spectrum of severe tricuspid regurgitation: the frequency of apparently idiopathic tricuspid regurgitation.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:405-8.
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  77. MIHALATOS DG , Joseph S, Gopal A, Bercow N, et al
    Mitral annular remodeling with varying degrees and mechanisms of chronic mitral regurgitation.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:397-404.
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  78. YOSEFY C , Levine RA, Solis J, Vaturi M, et al
    Proximal flow convergence region as assessed by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography: challenging the hemispheric assumption.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:389-96.
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  79. DAIMON M , Gillinov AM, Liddicoat JR, Saracino G, et al
    Dynamic change in mitral annular area and motion during percutaneous mitral annuloplasty for ischemic mitral regurgitation: preliminary animal study with real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:381-8.
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    March 2007
  80. HUNG J , Lang R, Flachskampf F, Shernan SK, et al
    3D echocardiography: a review of the current status and future directions.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:213-33.
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  81. PICARD M
    The time for 3D.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:19A-20A.
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    February 2007
  82. CANNATA A , Russo CF, Vitali E
    About left atrial enlargement in dilated cardiomyopathy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:210.
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  83. NELSON M , Wells G
    A case of traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation caused by blunt chest trauma.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:198.
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  84. AKCAY M , Bilen ES, Bilge M, Durmaz T, et al
    Prominent crista terminalis: as an anatomic structure leading to atrial arrhythmias and mimicking right atrial mass.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:197.
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  85. WILLENS HJ , Chirinos JA, Hennekens CH
    Prevalence and clinical correlates of mitral annulus calcification in Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:191-6.
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  86. TRIPOSKIADIS F , Harbas C, Kelepeshis G, Sitafidis G, et al
    Left atrial remodeling in patients younger than 70 years with diastolic and systolic heart failure.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:177-85.
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  87. SAGHIR M , Areces M, Makan M
    Strain rate imaging differentiates hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy from physiologic cardiac hypertrophy (athlete's heart).
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:151-7.
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    January 2007
  88. VINEREANU D , Turner MS, Bleasdale RA, Mumford CE, et al
    Mechanisms of reduction of mitral regurgitation by cardiac resynchronization therapy.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:54-62.
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  89. GARCIA-ORTA R , Moreno E, Vidal M, Ruiz-Lopez F, et al
    Three-dimensional Versus Two-dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography in Mitral Valve Repair.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:4-12.
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  90. DE GREGORIO C
    Left ventricular dynamic obstruction by atypical papillary muscle morphology: is this finding so unusual in clinical practice?
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007;20:100-1.
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    December 2006
  91. WEBBER GV , Fallon J, Silbiger JJ
    Hematoma of a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve in a patient with polycythemia vera and the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006;19:1530.
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  92. VARADARAJAN P , Sharma S, Heywood JT, Pai RG, et al
    High prevalence of clinically silent severe mitral regurgitation in patients with heart failure: role for echocardiography.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006;19:1458-61.
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  93. PLANTE E , Lachance D, Roussel E, Drolet MC, et al
    Impact of anesthesia on echocardiographic evaluation of systolic and diastolic function in rats.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006;19:1520-5.
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  94. TAKAHASHI K , Guerra V, Roman KS, Nii M, et al
    Three-dimensional echocardiography improves the understanding of the mechanisms and site of left atrioventricular valve regurgitation in atrioventricular septal defect.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006;19:1502-10.
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    November 2006
  95. PETERSON RE , Levi DS, Williams RJ, Lai WW, et al
    Echocardiographic predictors of outcome in fetuses with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006;19:1393-400.
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  96. SUNIL ROY TN , Sajeev CG, Francis J, Krishnan MN, et al
    Three major coronary artery-to-left ventricular fistula: an unusual cause of a diastolic murmur at the apex.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006;19:1402.
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  97. BANCHS JE , Dawn B, Abdel-Latif A, Qureshi A, et al
    Acquired aortic cusp fusion after chronic left ventricular assist device support.
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006;19:1401.
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  98. ROMAN KS , Nii M, Macgowan CK, Barrea C, et al
    The impact of patch augmentation on left atrioventricular valve dynamics in patients with atrioventricular septal defects: early and midterm follow-up.
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