[The role of echocardiography in the indications for heart transplantation].
Mono- and B-mode echocardiography is inferior to clinical evaluation and haemodynamic studies for timing of cardiac transplantation in idiopathic and/or ischemic cardiopathy. Some echo- and Doppler-derived variables are of prognostic significance as predictive guides in patients assessed for cardiac transplantation.
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Dipartimento di Medicina e Cardiologia, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IRCCS, Roma.
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D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D011379:Prognosis
Il ruolo della ecocardiografia nell'indicazione al trapianto di cuore.