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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0188-2198</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Cardiol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-2198</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Nacional de Cardiólogos de México, Sociedad de Cardiología Intervencionista de México]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S0188-21982016000200071</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Echocardiographic findings: Experience in 1,468 cases]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Hallazgos ecocardiográficos: experiencia en 1,468 casos]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Lezama]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Harrison-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arceo-Navarro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adalberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arredondo-Arzola]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Víctor]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Domínguez Carrillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Gerardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles León Echocardiography Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[León Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Guanajuato University Medicine School from León ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[León Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Ángeles León Cardiology Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[León Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,IMSS Cardiology Department T21 ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[León Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Guanajuato University Medicine School from León ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[León Guanajuato]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>71</fpage>
<lpage>76</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-21982016000200071&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-21982016000200071&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-21982016000200071&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Background:  Echocardiogram is an important diagnostic tool to evaluate cardiac disease and very usefull in diagnosis and management. It is important to know the spectrum of cardiac abnormalities detected by transthoracic echocardiography, the frequency of findings that may vary depending on the prevalence of the disease and type of studied population.  Objective:  To know the spectrum of findings identified in resting transthoracic echocardiography in 1,468 patients.  Material and methods:  A 3 years retrospective review of resting transthoracic echocardiograms in 1,468 patients.  Results:  The age range of the 1,468 patients was from 1 day to 94 years with mean (SD) age 51 ± 7.2 years; females 52.9% (n = 776) and males 47.1% (n = 692). One hundred thirty three patients (9.05%) had normal echocardiograms; 1,335 patients had an average of 1.8 findings/patient; 2,464 findings were classified in ten different categories: heart valves abnormalities was the most frequent alteration detected in 36.47% (n = 487); diastolic dysfunction 30.71% (n = 410); and cardiac chambers dilation 27.79% (n = 371).  Conclusions:  Clinical history and physical examination can not be substituted by an imaging test, but with the clinical data obtained, in conjunction with an echocardiographic study, gives us clues to the diagnosis and pathophysiology of heart disease essential for the properly evaluation and management.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Antecedentes:  La ecocardiografía es una herramienta indispensable para evaluar y manejar a las enfermedades cardiacas. Es importante conocer el espectro de anormalidades cardiacas detectadas por ecocardiografía transtorácica en reposo y la frecuencia de esos hallazgos, los cuales varían de acuerdo a cada enfermedad cardiaca.  Objetivo:  Reportar el espectro de hallazgos ecocardiográficos en 1,468 pacientes.  Material y métodos:  Los estudios ecocardiográficos transtorácicos en reposo realizados durante un período de 3 años.  Resultados:  Un total de 1,468 pacientes con edades comprendidas entre el primer día de vida y 94 años con edad promedio y desviación estándar de 51 ± 7.2 años; correspondiendo 52.9% (n = 776) al género femenino y 47.1% al masculino (n = 692). De los estudios, 9.05% (n = 133) fueron normales; 1,335 pacientes presentaron un promedio de1.8 hallazgos/paciente; se detectaron 2,464 hallazgos catalogándose en 10 capítulos. Los tres hallazgos más frecuentes fueron: valvulares 36.47% (n = 487); disfunción diastólica 30.71% (n = 410); y dilatación de cámaras cardiacas 27.79% (n = 371).  Conclusiones:  Una imagen no puede sustituir a la historia clínica y a la exploración física, siendo la ecocardiografía una prolongación de esta última, permitiendo valorar la estructura y fisiología cardiaca así como sus alteraciones, por lo que actualmente es esencial su realización en la valoración cardiaca.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Echocardiographic findings]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hallazgos ecocardiográficos]]></kwd>
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