Why the study?
Is a standardised method of measuring left ventricular diameters using echocardiography reproducible over time?
Population
20 subjects, including 10 normal subjects and small groups of patients with hypertension or ischaemic heart…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 1 year
Authors
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May aid serial LV monitoring via standardized echo; leaves open outcome impacts in cohort data.
Is a standardised method of measuring left ventricular diameters using echocardiography reproducible over time?
Echocardiography provides a highly reproducible method for measuring left ventricular diameters over time, supporting its validity in assessing the effects of cardiovascular drugs.
Martin et al. (1979) studied this question.
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