title: Symmetry of cardiac function assessment.
abstract: Both right and left ventricles are developed from two adjacent segments of the primary heart tube. Though they are different with regard to shape and power, they mirror each other in terms of behavior. This is the first level of symmetry in cardiac function assessment. Both cardiac muscle contraction and relaxation are active. This constructs the second level of symmetry in cardiac function assessment. Combination of the two levels will help to find some hidden indexes or approaches to evaluate cardiac function. In this article, four major indexes from echocardiography were analyzed under this principal, another seventeen indexes or measurement approaches came out of the shadow, which is very helpful in the assessment of cardiac function, especially for the right cardiac function and diastolic cardiac function.
authors: Cardiac Diagnostic Center, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
authors: Xu-Fang
authors: XF
authors: Bai
authors: Long Island University, University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors: Amy X
authors: AX
authors: Ma
keywords: Cardiac function; Echocardiography; Symmetry