Heart failure and cardiac imaging: Choosing wisely in the era of multimodality imaging

Flachskampf, Frank,1957-Uppsala universitet,Klinisk fysiologi,Kardiologi,Uppsala Univ Hosp, Dept Cardiol & Clin Physiol, Akad Inst Med Vet Ingang 40, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden. (author)

Heart failure and cardiac imaging : Choosing wisely in the era of multimodality imaging

Heart failure is the common final outcome of many heart diseases. Cardiac imaging plays a central role in its diagnosis and etiological work-up. Given the large array of imaging modalities, as well as structural and functional parameters, devising a diagnostic strategy that provides diagnostic accuracy without wasting resources can be challenging. “Multimodality imaging” has become a popular buzzword without a clear meaning, except for different modalities showing different aspects, which sometimes may be helpful and sometimes not. Is multimodality imaging per se diagnostically superior? When should we escalate from echocardiography to other modalities? In this viewpoint article, we attempt to provide guidelines on the rational deployment of modern imaging armamentarium in heart failure.

Baron, TomaszUppsala universitet,Uppsala kliniska forskningscentrum (UCR),Uppsala Univ Hosp, Ctr Med Imaging, Uppsala, Sweden.(Swepub:uu)tomba515 (author)
Uppsala universitetKlinisk fysiologi (creator_code:org_t)

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