PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Donal, E.
ED  - Klein, Allan L.
ED  - Oh, Jae K.
ED  - Bijnens, B.
TI  - Echocardiography Is Useful for Assessing Myocardial Function
DP  - 2014  01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 13--16
VI  - 14
IP  - 54
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/54/13.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/54/13.full
AB  - Echocardiography and other multimodality imaging tools are invaluable for assessing cardiac structure and function. This technology is being used to assess cardiac mechanics in pericardial diseases, distinguish constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopathy, and identify ischemic cardiomyopathy patients. Besides having prognostic value, these tools are useful in the management and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease.