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Establishing ventricular and left atrial size and function in normal Chinese adults via 3D echocardiography

A new study published in Frontiers of Medicine focuses on establishing normative values for left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) size and function using three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) ...
Nature

Left ventricular myocardial work combined with stress echocardiography assessment of cardiac function in patients with Fabry disease

Left ventricular myocardial work (LVMW) represents an innovative tool based on echocardiography designed to assess left ventricular (LV) performance in conjunction with LV pressure patterns. Although ...
Medscape

OPTIMIZE-HF highlights differences between HF with reduced vs preserved systolic function

To distinguish the two groups, you really need to see the echocardiogram and the measurement of LVEF. "That doesn't preclude that these medications could have a longer-term benefit—maybe the ...