Research

Topics:

• New imaging techniques for the quantification of aortic stenosis

• Evaluation of diastolic function by echocardiography in valvular and congenital heart disease

• Effects of interventional treatment on diastolic function in valvular and congenital heart disease

• New imaging techniques in the evaluation of congenital heart disease at rest and during stress testing

• Deformation imaging and arrhythmias in congenital heart disease

Core methods:

• 2D speckle tracking/strain imaging
• 3D echocardiography
• tissue doppler imaging
• stress testing and transoesophageal echocardiography
• peri-interventional echocardiography