title: Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac performance.
abstract: In this article, the authors define the role of each echocardiographic method in the evaluation of cardiac performance.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D002306:Cardiac Volume; D002648:Child; D003187:Compliance; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D013318:Stroke Volume