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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Reliability and Accuracy of Echocardiography for Follow-up Studies after Intervention

B. HenkelRalf ZahnH. KoppZotz RG. SchreinerW. ClasRaimund ErbelP. SchweizerJ. MeyerC. SteuernagelRüdiger Brennecke

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyEjection fractionVentricular functionbusiness.industryIntervention (counseling)Follow up studiesmedicineRadiologyStroke volumebusinessReliability (statistics)

description

By two-dimensional echocardiography limitations of M-mode echocardiography have been eliminated. As a direct and noninvasive method two-dimensional echocardiography seems to be an ideal method for analysis of left ventricular function in follow-up studies. In relation to other methods there are no limitations concerning x-ray exposure, physicians and patients safety. Before different studies can be discussed, reliability and accuracy of two-dimensional echocardiography have to be evaluated. Beat-to-beat, day-to-day, intra- and interobserver variability will be discussed, followed by description of follow-up studies after intervention.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1987-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3307-1_10