Role of Echocardiography in the Management of Cardiac Disease in Women.
10.4250/jcu.2014.22.4.173
- Author:
Wan Joo SHIM
1
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea. wjshimmd@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Echocardiography;
Women;
Peripartum cardiomyopathy;
Coronary heart disease;
Cardiotoxicity
- MeSH:
Breast Neoplasms;
Coronary Disease;
Disease Management;
Drug Therapy;
Echocardiography*;
Electrocardiography;
Exercise Test;
Female;
Heart Diseases*;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Male;
Monitoring, Physiologic;
Pregnancy
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2014;22(4):173-179
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The widespread use of echocardiography has contributed to the early recognition of several distinct cardiac diseases in women. During pregnancy, safe monitoring of the disease process, as well as a better understanding of hemodynamics, is possible. During the use of potentially cardiotoxic drugs for breast cancer chemotherapy, echocardiographic patient monitoring is vital. Compared to men, the addition of an imaging modality to routine electrocardiogram monitoring during stress testing is more informative for diagnosing coronary disease in women. This review briefly discusses the role of echocardiography in the management of several women-specific cardiac diseases where echocardiography plays a pivotal role in disease management.
