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European Journal of Echocardiography Advance Access published online on June 2, 2009
European Journal of Echocardiography, doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jep056
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2009. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

The future of echocardiography

Thomas H. Marwick*

Department of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4102, Australia

Received 29 December 2008; accepted after revision 19 April 2009.

* Corresponding author. Tel: +61 7 3240 5346; fax: +61 7 3240 5399. E-mail address: t.marwick{at}uq.edu.au


  Abstract

Echocardiography has become an integral part of modern cardiology, and parameters measured by echocardiography are enshrined in guidelines as components of clinical decision-making in the management of heart failure, valve disease and arrhythmias. This review will explore four modalities which will underpin the future of echocardiography - the hand-held machine, quantification, three-dimensional imaging, and contrast. Finally, we will explore the implications of the new financial milieu for the selection of cardiac imaging modalities.

Keywords: Echocardiography; Three-dimensional; Echocardiographic contrast; Strain; Hand-held echocardiography


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