Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Evaluations of Fetal Left Ventricular Stroke Volume, Mass, and Myocardial Strain: In Vitro and In Vivo Experimental Study.

Meihua ZhuMuhammad AshrafZhijun ZhangCole StreiffEriko ShimadaSumito KimuraTraci SchallerXubo SongDavid J Sahn

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2015)

RT3DE is capable of quantifying the SV, LVM, and myocardial strain of fetal-sized hearts under different conditions. This nongated RT3DE may aid the evaluation of fetal cardiac function, providing a superior understanding of the progress of fetal heart disorders.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
mitral valve
left atrial
cardiac resynchronization therapy
aortic stenosis
aortic valve
acute coronary syndrome
cerebral ischemia