Interv Akut Kardiol. 2024;23(1):17-20 | DOI: 10.36290/kar.2024.005
Emergency echocardiography in patients with acute heart failure
- III. interni klinika, 1. lekařska fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Všeobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the method of choice for assessment of myocardial systolic and diastolic function of both the left and right ventricles. Echocardiography is a term used here to refer to all cardiac ultrasound imaging techniques, including two-dimensional/three-dimensional echocardiography, pulsed and continuous wave Doppler, colour flow Doppler, tissue Doppler imaging, contrast echocardiography, and deformation imaging (strain and strain rate).
Keywords: acute heart failure, echocardiography, systolic and diastolic dysfunction.
Received: March 1, 2024; Accepted: March 1, 2024; Published: April 29, 2024 Show citation
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