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. 2004 Summer;9(2):112-6.

Echocardiography predicts adverse cardiac remodelling in heart failure

Hanumanth K Reddy  1 , Santhosh Kg Koshy, Sanjeev Wasson, Kul B Aggarwal, Lokesh Tejwani, Alexander V Ovechkin, Suresh C Tyagi
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Echocardiography predicts adverse cardiac remodelling in heart failure

Hanumanth K Reddy et al. Exp Clin Cardiol. 2004 Summer.

Abstract

Congestive heart failure remains a primary cause of cardiovascular-related events. Heart failure patients face two health care challenges. First, they are uncertain about their prognosis and second, they have an unpredictable clinical course with recurrent exacerbations of heart failure. The echocardiogram is an easily accessible bedside test without any associated procedural complications. Additionally, it provides a wealth of information about chamber size and function, valve integrity and the pericardial sac. In the present review, the most common echocardiographic predictors of impending cardiac events in congestive heart failure are described.

Keywords: Arrhythmias; Heart disease; Matrix; Myocardium; Stroke.

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Figure 1)
Apical four-chamber view of a transthoracic echocardiogram of a healthy heart (left panel) and a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy showing four-chamber enlargement (right panel)
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Figure 2)
Parasternal long axis (left panel) and apical (right panel) views of four chambers in a transthoracic echocardiogram of a patient presenting with congestive heart failure long after a myocardial infarction who was found to have a four-chamber apical aneurysm. This patient later underwent an implantable defibrillator placement for sustained ventricular tachycardia. Arrow shows left ventricular aneurysm
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