Why the study?
Does RT3DE provide accurate evaluation of LV volumes, mass, and function compared to 2DE and MRI in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Population
20 consecutive patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Comparison
Real time three-dimensional echocardiography vs Two-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports RT3DE for LV assessment in HCM; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does RT3DE provide accurate evaluation of LV volumes, mass, and function compared to 2DE and MRI in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
RT3DE provides superior performance to 2DE and excellent agreement with MRI for evaluating LV volumes, mass, and function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Bicudo et al. (2008) studied this question.
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