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Echocardiography

Investigators at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Medical Department publish new data on echocardiography

Published in Telemedicine Week, March 10th, 2009

"Atrial function is an integral part for the proper performance of the circulatory system," researchers in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China report.

"Assessment of its haemodynamic and mechanical characteristics by use of non-invasive echocardiography, including tissue Doppler velocity and strain imaging, may provide a better insight into atria( function and its relationship with ventricular function," wrote Q. Zhang and colleagues, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Medical Department.

The researchers concluded: "From an electromechanical perspective, this review summarizes not only the various methods for evaluating regional atria( function by...

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