Abstract
This chapter will discuss: (1) the clinical uses of echocardiography in HF after acute coronary syndrome and its prognostic value; (2) the use of echocardiography to guide treatment in HF patients; and (3) promising future techniques for echocardiographic-based imaging in HF. In addition, we will highlight some of the limitations of echocardiography.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome |
| Subtitle of host publication | Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention |
| Publisher | Springer London |
| Pages | 377-404 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781848820265 |
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| State | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |