Echo and heart failure: when do people need an echo, and when do they need natriuretic peptides?

[摘要] Heart failure (HF) is a threat to public health. Heterogeneities in aetiology and phenotype complicate the diagnosis and management of HF. This is especially true when considering HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which makes up 50% of HF cases

[学科分类] 内科医学

[关键词] 2D echocardiography;2D speckle-tracking echocardiography;heart failure;mechanics