Role of echocardiography in the contemporary management of chronic heart failure

Echocardiography is an excellent noninvasive tool for the assessment of ventricular size and both systolic and diastolic function, and it is routinely used in patients with heart failure. This review will discuss the role of echocardiography in heart failure diagnosis, prognostic assessment and in t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Expert review of cardiovascular therapy 2005-01, Vol.3 (1), p.51-70
Hauptverfasser:	Whalley, Gillian A, Wasywich, Cara A, Walsh, Helen, Doughty, Robert N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Care and treatment Chronic Disease Clinical Trials as Topic Diagnosis diastolic function Echocardiography Health aspects Heart failure Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging Heart Failure - physiopathology Heart Failure - therapy Humans Prognosis systolic function Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Echocardiography is an excellent noninvasive tool for the assessment of ventricular size and both systolic and diastolic function, and it is routinely used in patients with heart failure. This review will discuss the role of echocardiography in heart failure diagnosis, prognostic assessment and in the management of heart failure patients.
ISSN:	1477-9072 1744-8344
DOI:	10.1586/14779072.3.1.51