Role of multimodality cardiac imaging in the management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an expert consensus of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Endorsed by the Saudi Heart Association
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http://ehjcimaging.oxfordjournals.org/content/16/3/280
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3D echo might provide more accurate information on LV geometry and mass49 and also on left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) morphology, specifically in the assessment of the aorto-septal angle, a marker of inducible left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO).50 However, 3D echo is still underutilized in HCM and its incremental value remains largely unknown
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Leia o consenso.
Você verá que o ecocardiograma responde a todas as dúvidas pertinentes da patologia.
Questões que levam apenas a pesquisas acadêmicas, servem para adicionar outras modalidades.
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Isso sem falar no 3D, claramente subestimado no texto.
Abaixo, a lista de autores
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O mais surpreendente, é que o primeiro autor é ecocardiografista:
http://www.escardio.org/communities/EACVI/Documents/Election-2010/EAE-election2010-CV-N.Cardim.pdf