title: Recent advances in echocardiography for valvular heart disease.
abstract: Echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice for the assessment of patients with valvular heart disease. Echocardiographic advancements may have particular impact on the assessment and management of patients with valvular heart disease. This review will summarize the current literature on advancements, such as three-dimensional echocardiography, strain imaging, intracardiac echocardiography, and fusion imaging, in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hahn
keywords: echocardiography; fusion imaging; intracardiac echocardiography; strain imaging; three-dimensional echocardiography; valvular heart disease