• Heavy alcohol drinking and subclinical echocardiographic abnormalities of structure and function 

      Iakunchykova, Olena; Schirmer, Henrik; Leong, Darryl; Malyutina, Sofia; Ryabikov, Andrey; Averina, Maria; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V; Kornev, Mikhail; Voronina, Ekaterina; Paramonov, Andrey; Wilsgaard, Tom; Leon, David A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-02)
      Objective - The aim of the study is to assess changes in heart structure and function associated with heavy alcohol use by comparing echocardiographic indices in a population-based sample to those in patients admitted to an inpatient facility with severe alcohol problems.<p> <p>Methods and results - We used data from the Know Your Heart study (2015–2017) which is a cross-sectional study that ...
    • Novel approach to artefact detection and the definition of normal ranges of segmental strain and strain-rate values 

      Kornev, Mikhail; Caglayan, Hatice Aklay; Kudryavtsev, Alexander V; Malyutina, Sofia; Ryabikov, Andrew; Stylidis, Michael; Schirmer, Henrik; Rosner, Assami (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-13)
      Aims - Strain artefacts are known to hamper the correct interpretation of segmental strain and strain-rate (S/SR). Defining the normal ranges of myocardial segmental deformation is important in clinical studies and routine echocardiographic practice. In order to define artefact-free normal ranges for segmental longitudinal S/SR parameters, we investigated the extent to which different types of ...