Open AccessLeft ventricular ejection fraction in children measured by three-dimensional echocardiography using a new transthoracic integrated 3D-probe A comparison with equilibrium radionuclide angiography
Author(s) -
Philippe Acar
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1053/euhj.1998.1091
Subject(s) - ejection fraction , medicine , radionuclide angiography , cardiology , nuclear medicine , radiology , heart failure
Three-dimensional echocardiography allows calculation of left ventricular ejection fraction without geometric assumption on the ventricular shape. Our aim was to validate this technique in a paediatric population with distorted ventricles.
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