What is it about?
This paper addresses the impact of LV foreshortening during measurements of biplane EF and provides reproducibility data in a cohort of 700 patients.
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Why is it important?
The results highlight the need for reviewing the LV long axis length measurements in order to provide reproducible LV volume and EF measurements, and may be used as benchmarks for quality control in echocardiography laboratories.
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This page is a summary of: Variability of left ventricular volume and ejection fraction measurements using contrast echocardiography: The influence of the left ventricular length measurements in a large cohort of patients during monitoring cardiotoxic effects of chemotherapy, Echocardiography, December 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/echo.13783.
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