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Echocardiography overestimates LV mass in the elderly as compared to cardiac CT.

Joshua StokarDavid LeibowitzRonen DurstDorith ShahamJonathan D Huppert
Published in: PloS one (2019)
In the elderly, increased echo-derived LV mass may reflect remodeling rather than a true increase in LV mass.
Keyphrases
  • computed tomography
  • left ventricular
  • middle aged
  • contrast enhanced
  • magnetic resonance
  • community dwelling
  • heart failure
  • image quality
  • dual energy
  • atrial fibrillation