August 3, 2009Current Opinion in Cardiology
The use of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for the quantification of left ventricular volumes and function
Why the study?
Does real-time three-dimensional echocardiography accurately quantify left ventricular volumes and function?
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Implication
RT3DE shows growing acceptance for LV quantification; leaves open need for outcome trials before routine adoption.
Structured PICO
Does real-time three-dimensional echocardiography accurately quantify left ventricular volumes and function?
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Intervention
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE)
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Outcome
Quantitative evaluation of left ventricular volumes and functionsurrogate
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography is a well-established and increasingly accepted tool for evaluating left ventricular volumes and function.
Cite This Study
Mor‐Avi et al. (2009) studied this question.