State-of-the-Art PaperEchocardiography in Heart Failure: Applications, Utility, and New Horizons
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
CRT
cardiac resynchronization therapy
EF
ejection fraction
HF
heart failure
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
LV
left ventricle/ventricular
LVEDP
left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
LVOT
left ventricular outflow tract
TDI
tissue Doppler imaging
SF
systolic fraction of pulmonary venous forward flow
VAD
ventricular assist device
Vp
flow propagation slope of early diastolic left ventricular filling
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Alan Pearlman, MD, FACC, acted as the Guest Editor for this article.
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Dr. Vannan has received honoraria and research support from Siemens.
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Dr. Narula has served on the speakers’ bureau for GlaxoSmithKline and received honoraria from General Electric, Toshiba, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Dr. Lang has served on the speakers’ bureau for Philips and received an equipment grant from Philips.
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