Is 3D echocardiography superior to 2D echocardiography in general practice? A systematic review of studies published between 2007 and 2012

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1306-1315

  Ruddox, Vidar ^a,b   Mathisen, Mariann ^b   Bækkevar, Morten ^b   Aune, Erlend ^c   Edvardsen, Thor ^a,c   Otterstad, Jan Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

3D echocardiography; General cardiology practice; Left ventricular function; Transthoracic; Valve assessment

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPH; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOLD STANDARD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

3D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GENERAL CARDIOLOGY PRACTICE; LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; TRANSTHORACIC; VALVE ASSESSMENT;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84885299940     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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