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Can you tell me how cardiologists measure the inotropic state of the heart?
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Inotropic state: The inotropic state of the heart, or squeezing function may be worked up by (1) echocardiography or ultrasound of the heart, (2) stress echocardiography, which measures the inotropic state of the heart with exercise, (3 radionuclide angiography which measures the inotropic state, or (4) cardiac catheterization, which measures the hemodynamic state, which equates to the inotropic state.
Answered 6/15/2014
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Inotropic state: Through echo or cardiac ct or cardiac mri.
Answered 12/21/2013
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