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Left ventricular function

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Three-dimensional Echocardiography

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Global left ventricular (LV) function is an important prognostic parameter and is useful for therapeutic decision-making. Since its introduction, twodimensional (2D) echocardiography has played an important role in the quantitation of LV function. However, the limitations of 2D echocardiography for the accurate determination of cardiac volumes and function in distorted LVs soon became apparent. Therefore, since the early 1990s, considerable efforts have been undertaken to develop three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography for the evaluation of LV function.

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  2. Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Region Hannover – Klinikum Siloah, Hannover, Germany

    Andreas Franke MD, FESC (Associate Professor of Medicine Head) (Associate Professor of Medicine Head)

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    Mark J. Monaghan PhD, FRCP(Hon), FACC, FESC (Professor of Echocardiography Director) (Professor of Echocardiography Director)

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Kühl, H.P. (2011). Left ventricular function. In: Buck, T., Franke, A., Monaghan, M.J. (eds) Three-dimensional Echocardiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11179-2_4

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