Relationship between XXXX and Echocardiographic Parameters: A Review.

@entity1 @entity64 @entity455 @entity998 @entity303 @entity73 @entity299
UNASSIGNED: With >24 million @entity1 affected worldwide, @entity303 is one of the main public health challenges modern medicine has to face. The path leading to @entity303 is often long, with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations, and preceded by a long preclinical phase. Previous studies have demonstrated that clinical @entity64 and @entity455 of the brain contribute to the risk for developing @entity303 . Although it is not yet known whether preventing such lesions reduces the risk for @entity303 , it is likely that starting preventive measures early in the course of the disease may be beneficial. Echocardiography is a widely available, relatively inexpensive, noninvasive imaging modality whereby morphologically or hemodynamically derived parameters may be integrated easily into a risk assessment model for @entity303 . The aim of this review is to analyze the information that has accumulated over the past two decades on the prognostic value of echocardiographic factors in @entity73 . The associations between @entity73 and echocardiographic parameters, including left ventricular systolic and diastolic indices, left @entity998 , left ventricular mass, and aortic root diameter, have previously been reported. In the light of these studies, it appears that echocardiography may help further improve currently used risk assessment models by allowing detection of subclinical @entity299 associated with future @entity73 . However, many limitations, including methodologic heterogeneity and the observational designs of these studies, restrict the scope of these results. Further prospective studies are required before integrating echocardiography into a preventive strategy.
