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Pediatric Echocardiography: New Developments and Applications
Author(s) -
Ge Shuping
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12210
Subject(s) - medicine , heart disease , speckle tracking echocardiography , doppler echocardiography , fetal echocardiography , cardiac imaging , doppler imaging , population , intensive care medicine , radiology , cardiology , prenatal diagnosis , medical physics , fetus , pregnancy , heart failure , genetics , environmental health , ejection fraction , biology , blood pressure , diastole
In this Special Issue of the Journal, 6 review articles that represent the new developments and applications of echocardiography for diagnosis and assessment of congenital heart disease from fetus to adult are included. The goal is to provide an updated review of the evidence for the current and potential use of some of the new methodologies, i.e. fetal echocardiography, tissue Doppler imaging, strain imaging by speckle tracking imaging, ventricular synchrony, quantification using real time three‐dimensional (3D) echocardiography, and 3D echocardiography for adults with congenital heart disease. We hope this effort will provide an impetus for more investigation and ultimately clinical application of these new methodologies to improve the care of those with congenital and acquired heart diseases in the pediatric population and beyond.