Heart Disease Prognosis
Study results from N. Mansencal and colleagues broaden understanding of heart disease prognosis
Published in Medical Imaging Week, March 20th, 2010
Fresh data on heart disease are presented in the report 'Comparison of prognostic value of tissue Doppler imaging in carcinoid heart disease versus the value in patients with the carcinoid syndrome but without carcinoid heart disease.' "The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in carcinoid heart disease (CHD). We prospectively enrolled 56 consecutive patients with proved digestive endocrine tumor and carcinoid syndrome," investigators in Boulogne, France report.
"All patients underwent serial conventional, contrast, and TDI echocardiographic studies. The end point was all-cause mortality. Mean follow-up was 34 ±21...
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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2010-03-20)
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