Key result
M-mode echocardiography reliably estimates left ventricular mass in hypertensive heart disease using validated geometric methods.
Why the study?
A wide variety of M-mode echocardiographic methods for estimating left ventricular mass have been proposed and used in hypertensive heart disease, requiring standardization and validation.
What is the optimal method for standardizing the measurement of left ventricular mass using M-mode echocardiography?
Population
Patients with hypertensive heart disease undergoing echocardiography
Comparison
Penn measurement technique vs American Society of Echocardiography measurements
Design
Review
Authors
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May support Penn M-mode with cube geometry for LV mass estimates when shape is normal; leaves open standardization with contemporary imaging.
What is the optimal method for standardizing the measurement of left ventricular mass using M-mode echocardiography?
This review highlights the optimal geometric assumptions and measurement techniques for standardizing left ventricular mass estimation using M-mode echocardiography.
Nathaniel Reichek (1987) conducted a review in Hypertensive heart disease. M-mode echocardiography was evaluated. M-mode echocardiographic methods, specifically the Penn measurement technique and cube function geometry, provide validated approaches for estimating left ventricular mass in hypertensive heart disease.
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