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Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography for the Evaluation of Cardiomyopathy |
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| Authors: | Fadi G. Hage M.D. Phillip Dean M.D. Saleem Raslan M.D. Navin C. Nanda M.D. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Section of Cardiology, Birmingham Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama;2. Division of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;3. Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama |
| Abstract: | Cardiomyopathy refers to a set of diseases that are characterized by myocardial dysfunction. Classically, two-dimensional echocardiography has been used in the diagnosis of these disorders and to help guide their management. Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography is now increasingly being used in the diagnosis, management, and prognostication of intrinsic cardiomyopathies. In this article, we summarize the available data on the use of three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in various forms of intrinsic cardiomyopathy as well as some of its advantages over traditional two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. (Echocardiography 2012;29:76-87) |
| Keywords: | real time three-dimensional echocardiography cardiomyopathy hypertrophic cardiomyopathy left ventricular noncompaction stress cardiomyopathy |