Valvular heart disease |
Timing of surgery |
Assessment of treatment effect |
Cardiomyopathy |
Evaluation of biventricular function |
Determination of type (systolic vs. diastolic) and severity |
Assessment of diastolic dysfunction |
Identification of candidates for defibrillator implantation andresynchronization therapy |
Evaluation of ventricular function before and after transplantation |
Cardio‐oncology |
Monitoring LV function during chemotherapy |
Diagnosis of cardiotoxicity from chemotherapy |
Guiding chemotherapy |
Uncommon indications |
Stable coronary artery disease* |
Diagnosis (rest/stress ERNA) |
Prognosis |
Assessment of treatment efficacy |
Adjunctive evaluations |
Evaluation of RV function |
Determination of ventricular dyssynchrony |
↵* Performance of stress ERNA (exercise or dobutamine) in the setting of acute coronary syndromes is not recommended.