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Transthoracic Echocardiography in Mice
Published on: May 28, 2010
[Echocardiography]
1Abteilung Innere Medizin, Ilmtalklinik GmbH, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der TU München, Krankenhausstrasse 70, Pfaffenhofen, Germany. cfirschke@t-online.de
Abstract:
Echocardiography is the mainstay of cardiac imaging due to the clinical relevance of findings and its versatility. Cardiac morphology, function and hemodynamics can be evaluated. Information from echocardiography can affect clinical decision-making in most types of heart disease. Assessment of left ventricular (LV) function, quantification of valve disease, evaluation of cardiac source of embolism, detection of myocardial ischemia and guiding of surgical or catheter-based cardiac interventions are common applications of echocardiography.
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