Official journal of the Slovak Society of Cardiology,
Slovak Society of Hypertension and Slovak Association for Cardiac Arrhythmias

Cardiology Letters 2012, 21(5):435-442

The role of three-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of chronic heart failure.

Fojtiková L1, Družbacká Ľ2, Valočik G1
1 Klinika kardiológie, Východoslovenský ústav srdcových a cievnych chorôb a.s. a Lekárska fakulta Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach
2 Klinika angiológie, Východoslovenský ústav srdcových a cievnych chorôb a.s. a Lekárska fakulta Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach, Slovenská republika

Three-dimensional echocardiography provides complete information about the size, function, shape and weight of the left ventricle, which plays an essential role in the diagnosis of chronic heart failure. By the use of new parameters it can analyze in detail the regional systolic contraction of the left chambers and to detect ventricular dyssynchrony. Unlike two-dimensional echocardiography, it can assess the right ventricle, which appears to be an important predictor of short-term prognosis in patients with congestive heart failure. Three-dimensional echocardiography is, according to its outputs, comparable to the reference methods, and that is why it is in advance of two-dimensional echocardiography.

Keywords: three-dimensional echocardiography; chronic heart failure; left ventricle; right ventricle

Published: May 1, 2012  Show citation

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Fojtiková L, Družbacká Ľ, Valočik G. The role of three-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of chronic heart failure. Cardiology Letters. 2012;21(5):435-442.
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