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längerfristige

English translation: long-term


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German term or phrase:längerfristig
English translation:long-term
Entered by: Steffen Walter
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14:32 Aug 22, 2011
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology
German term or phrase: längerfristige
In a German medical report, patient has chest pain and underwent many tests, including transthoracic echocardiogram (TEE):

"Es wird eine längerfristige transthorakale Echokontrolle empfohlen."
"Empfehlung: Längerfristige transthorakale Echokontrolle."

My question is, would this recommendation mean that the test itself should be conducted in a manner where it would take more time, perhaps giving more detail, or does "längerfristige" here just mean that a follow up test should be performed sometime in the long-term future? Since I am not a native German speaker I am not sure here.

Thanks,

Stephen
Stephen R Schoening
United States
Local time: 18:00
long-term
Explanation:
I strongly suspect that the author referred to a series of follow-up tests to be performed over a longer period. Perhaps "recommended long-term follow-up with transthoracic echocardiograms to be performed at regular intervals"?
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 01:00
Grading comment
Thanks, Steffen. Your answer and the agreements convinced me to use your suggestion.

Stephen
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5long-term
Steffen Walter
4long-term transthoracic echocardigraphic monitoringcasper


Discussion entries: 2





  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
längerfristig
long-term


Explanation:
I strongly suspect that the author referred to a series of follow-up tests to be performed over a longer period. Perhaps "recommended long-term follow-up with transthoracic echocardiograms to be performed at regular intervals"?

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 01:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 88
Grading comment
Thanks, Steffen. Your answer and the agreements convinced me to use your suggestion.

Stephen

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sibsab: that would be my understanding too.
16 mins
agree  casper: Yes, that's the idea. (Saw your answer only after I had posted mine.)
18 mins
agree  lirka: that's the idea, but I'd say "regular ( or long-term) transthoracic echo[cardiography] follow-up recommended". It means that the patient should come for an echo every year or every 6 months in the next, say, 3 years ( not 10 years, that's langfriestig)
5 hrs
  -> Yes, that's it.
agree  Ilse Schwender: the recommendation is to have the TEE again and again for a longer time!
7 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days2 hrs
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
längerfristige transthorakale Echokontrolle
long-term transthoracic echocardigraphic monitoring


Explanation:
Your second assumption is correct, viz."that a follow up test should be performed sometime in the long-term future".

Example sentence(s):
  • This probe provides excellent two-dimensional echocardiographic images and may allow long-term echocardiographic monitoring of ventricular performance. (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1997;10:728-37.)

    Reference: http://www.onlinejase.com/article/S0894-7317%2897%2970116-0/...
casper
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 65
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PRO / non-PRO		Non-PRO (3): Ramey Rieger, Harald Moelzer (medical-translator), hazmatgerman


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Changes made by editors
Sep 1, 2011 - Changes made by hazmatgerman:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO
Aug 29, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Edited KOG entryStephen R Schoening's old entry - "längerfristige" => "long-term"
Aug 22, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field (specific)Medical (general) => Medical: Cardiology
Field (write-in)cardiology => (none)


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