Clinicaldecision-makingiswhatallcardiovascularphysiciansdo.Thepurposeofdecision-makingistomakethediagnosis,decideonappropriatetherapyandestimatetheprognosisoftheinpidualpatient.Regardingtheprognosis,populationprognosticdataisusedbutthismayormaynotapplytotheinpidualpatient.LVfunction,nomatterhowitisdeterminedseemstocorrelatebestwithprognosis.Butweneedtorememberthatprognosticationoftheinpidualis,atbest,aneducatedguess.
