Fortuin N J, Pawsey C G
Am J Med. 1977 Jul;63(1):1-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(77)90112-7.
Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular size and function correlates well with that made by cineangiography. The technic is particularly suited to the early detection and serial monitoring of left ventricular hypertrophy and dysfunction in valvular heart disease, hypertensive heart disease and the cardiomyopathies. It also has advantages over angiography in experimental situations in which frequently repeated or continuous assessment of left ventricular size and function may be required. The limited usefulness of a single ultrasound beam in segmental heart disease, such as ischemic heart disease, may be overcome in the future with improvements in two-dimensional echocardiographic technics.
超声心动图对左心室大小和功能的评估与心血管造影的评估相关性良好。该技术特别适用于瓣膜性心脏病、高血压性心脏病和心肌病中左心室肥厚和功能障碍的早期检测及连续监测。在实验情况下，当可能需要频繁重复或连续评估左心室大小和功能时，它也比血管造影具有优势。在诸如缺血性心脏病等节段性心脏病中，单一超声束的有限实用性未来可能会随着二维超声心动图技术的改进而得到克服。
