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A consideration:
https://www.researchgate.net/profil...jection-fraction-Are-they-interchangeable.pdf
"Visual estimation, wall motion scoring, biplane Simpson's method and 3D echocardiography should not be used interchangeably for serial assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction."
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/echo.12331"
"Further studies are required to assess the clinical value of contrast 3D ECHO as noncontrast 3D ECHO is only reliable in patients with good acous- tic windows. (Echocardiography 2014;31:87–100)
(PDF) Echocardiographic methods for quantification of left ventricular ejection fraction: Are they interchangeable?
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www.researchgate.net
https://www.researchgate.net/profil...jection-fraction-Are-they-interchangeable.pdf
"Visual estimation, wall motion scoring, biplane Simpson's method and 3D echocardiography should not be used interchangeably for serial assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction."
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/echo.12331"
"Further studies are required to assess the clinical value of contrast 3D ECHO as noncontrast 3D ECHO is only reliable in patients with good acous- tic windows. (Echocardiography 2014;31:87–100)
Blood pressure is always low normal. Even when I was on gear I never had elevated BP.
This is excessive, but here are the results from every echo I've ever gotten. As you can see, my worst was 2015-2016. Things seemed to really improve in 2017-2018 once I went on Valsartan but now I'm back to my worst dilation ever and low ejection fraction despite still being on Valsartan:
1. Echo 10/28/2014:
EF: 50% (> 55)
2. Echo 9/25/2015:EF: 40% (> 55)
3. Echo 2/2/2016:
EF: 40% (> 55)
4. Echo 9/5/2017:
EF: 56% (3D) EF > 52
4. Echo 9/5/2017 (Stress Echo):
EF: 56% (vistual est. EF > 52
5. Echo 10/23/2018:EF: 55% (biplane), 62% (2D)
6. Echo 11/8/2019:
EF: 50% (3D echocardiography)
7. Echo 8/12/2020:
EF: 46% (3D echocardiography)