Why the study?
Does two-dimensional echocardiography accurately measure LVEF, EDV, and ESV compared to gated myocardial SPECT in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy?
Population
70 patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ischemic cardiomyopathy)
Comparison
Two-dimensional echocardiography vs Gated myocardial SPECT
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Echocardiography may support LVEF assessment in ischemic cardiomyopathy; leaves open volume accuracy versus gated SPECT.
Does two-dimensional echocardiography accurately measure LVEF, EDV, and ESV compared to gated myocardial SPECT in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy?
Echocardiography is a valid tool for LVEF assessment but systematically underestimates LV volumes compared with gated SPECT in patients with LV systolic dysfunction.
Hutyra et al. (2010) studied this question.
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