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Luc Mertens

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Standardization of left atrial, right ventricular, and right atrial deformation imaging using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: a consensus document …

LP Badano, TJ Kolias, D Muraru… - European Heart …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to standardize deformation imaging prepared
this consensus document to standardize definitions and techniques for using two …

The clinical use of stress echocardiography in non-ischaemic heart disease: recommendations from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the …

P Lancellotti, PA Pellikka, W Budts… - European Heart …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A unique and highly versatile technique, stress echocardiography (SE) is increasingly
recognized for its utility in the evaluation of non-ischaemic heart disease. SE allows for …

Imaging the right ventricle—current state of the art

LL Mertens, MK Friedberg - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2010 - nature.com
The right ventricle has long been the'forgotten ventricle', as it is difficult to image owing to its
complex morphology, its thin wall with coarse trabeculations, and its anterior position within …

[HTML][HTML] Protein-losing enteropathy after the Fontan operation: an international multicenter study

L Mertens, DJ Hagler, U Sauer, J Somerville… - The Journal of thoracic …, 1998 - Elsevier
Objective: This multicenter study retrospectively analyzes the data on 114 patients with
protein-losing enteropathy after Fontan-type surgery. Special attention was given to the …

Targeted neonatal echocardiography in the neonatal intensive care unit: practice guidelines and recommendations for training: writing group of the American Society …

L Mertens, I Seri, J Marek, R Arlettaz… - European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
LV Left ventricular MPI Myocardial performance index mVCFc Mean velocity of
circumferential fiber shortening NICU Neonatal intensive care unit PA Pulmonary artery PDA …

[HTML][HTML] Pediatric outcome after maternal cancer diagnosed during pregnancy

F Amant, T Vandenbroucke, M Verheecke… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Data on the long-term outcome of children who are exposed to maternal cancer
with or without treatment during pregnancy are lacking. Methods In this multicenter case …

Long-term cognitive and cardiac outcomes after prenatal exposure to chemotherapy in children aged 18 months or older: an observational study

F Amant, K Van Calsteren, MJ Halaska, MM Gziri… - The lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Chemotherapy for the treatment of maternal cancers during pregnancy has
become more acceptable in the past decade; however, the effect of prenatal exposure to …

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the management of pediatric heart failure: Executive summary

R Kirk, AI Dipchand, DN Rosenthal… - The Journal of Heart …, 2014 - jhltonline.org
The writing group was chosen from the membership of the International Society for Heart
and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), the Association of European Pediatric and Congenital …

Quantification of regional left and right ventricular radial and longitudinal function in healthy children using ultrasound-based strain rate and strain imaging

F Weidemann, B Eyskens, F Jamal, L Mertens… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: Noninvasive assessment of left (LV) and right (RV) ventricular function in
children could benefit from a technique that would characterize local myocardial …

[BOOK][B] Echocardiography in pediatric and congenital heart disease: from fetus to adult

WW Lai, LL Mertens, MS Cohen, T Geva - 2015 - books.google.com
This comprehensive textbook on the echocardiographic assessment of pediatric and
congenital heart disease has been updated for a second edition with an emphasis on new …