Reliability of reporting left ventricular systolic function by echocardiography: a systematic review of 3 methods

Authors
Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2005
CRD SUMMARY: The review compared the diagnostic accuracy of echographic methods (Simpson's rule, wall motion index, visual assessment) with contrast or radionuclide ventriculography for the assessment of left ventricular systolic function. The conclusion that echocardiography provides moderately accurate assessments appears reliable.
Epistemonikos ID: 3ba245b6591468d73a3dff6e86e9f5899b928035
First added on: Jun 08, 2012