Pulmonary transit time measurement by contrast-enhanced ultrasound in left ventricular dyssynchrony

Echo Research and Practice

关键词: pulmonary transit time;    contrast echocardiography;    cardiac magnetic resonance imaging;    B-type natriuretic peptide;    heart failure;   

DOI  :  10.1530/ERP-16-0011

学科分类：内科医学

来源: Bioscientifica Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPulmonary transit time (PTT) is an indirect measure of preload and left ventricular function, which can be estimated using the indicator dilution theory by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). In this study, we first assessed the accuracy of PTT

【 授权许可】

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