Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	15598
Country	Netherlands

Received	2014-11-30 18:39
Peer-Review Started	2014-12-01 19:52
To Make the First Decision	2014-12-26 13:16
Return for Revision	2015-01-03 14:18
Revised	2015-02-09 20:44
Second Decision	2015-06-08 11:16
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-06-08 22:40
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-06-16 16:47
Articles in Press	2015-06-16 16:47
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Role of left ventricular twist mechanics in cardiomyopathies, dance of the helices
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Floris Kauer, Marcel Leonard Geleijnse and Bastiaan Martijn van Dalen
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Corresponding Author	Bastiaan Martijn van Dalen, MD, PhD, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Thoraxcenter, ’s Gravendijkwal 230, Room BA 302, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands. b.m.vandalen@erasmusmc.nl
Key Words	Left ventricular mechanics; Left ventricular twist; Cardiomyopathy
Core Tip	Left ventricular twist is an essential part of left ventricular function. Nevertheless, knowledge is limited in “the cardiology community” as it comes to twist mechanics. It has become clear that increased left ventricular twist in for example hypertrophic car-diomyopathy may be an early sign of subendocardial (microvascular) dysfunction. Furthermore, decreased left ventricular twist may be caused by left ventricular dilatation or an extensive myocardial scar. Finally, the detection of left ventricular rigid body rotation in noncompaction cardiomyopathy may provide an indispensible method to objectively confirm this difficult diagnosis. All this endorses the value of left ventricular twist in the field of cardiomyopathies and may further encourage the implementation of left ventricular twist parameters in the “diagnostic toolbox” for cardiom-yopathies.
Publish Date	2015-08-27 11:20
Citation	Kauer F, Geleijnse ML, van Dalen BM. Role of left ventricular twist mechanics in cardiomyopathies, dance of the helices. World J Cardiol 2015; 7(8): 476-482
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v7/i8/476.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v7.i8.476

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