The role of the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension
AV Noordegraaf, N Galiè - European Respiratory Review, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Although changes in the pulmonary vasculature are the primary cause of pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH), severity of symptoms and survival are strongly associated with right …
hypertension (PAH), severity of symptoms and survival are strongly associated with right …
The echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle: what to do in 2010?
R Jurcut, S Giusca, A La Gerche… - European journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
For many years, the echocardiographic quantitative assessment of right ventricular (RV)
function has been difficult owing to the complex RV anatomy. Identifying an accurate and …
function has been difficult owing to the complex RV anatomy. Identifying an accurate and …
Pediatric pulmonary hypertension: guidelines from the American heart association and American thoracic society
Pulmonary hypertension is associated with diverse cardiac, pulmonary, and systemic
diseases in neonates, infants, and older children and contributes to significant morbidity and …
diseases in neonates, infants, and older children and contributes to significant morbidity and …
The prevalence and prognostic significance of right ventricular systolic dysfunction in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
Background—Cardiovascular magnetic resonance is the gold-standard technique for the
assessment of ventricular function. Although left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction …
assessment of ventricular function. Although left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction …
Right ventricular function in infants, children and adolescents: reference values of the tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) in 640 healthy patients and …
M Koestenberger, W Ravekes, AD Everett… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) is an
echocardiographic measurement to assess right ventricular systolic function in adults. The …
echocardiographic measurement to assess right ventricular systolic function in adults. The …
Imaging the right ventricle—current state of the art
LL Mertens, MK Friedberg - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2010 - nature.com
The right ventricle has long been the'forgotten ventricle', as it is difficult to image owing to its
complex morphology, its thin wall with coarse trabeculations, and its anterior position within …
complex morphology, its thin wall with coarse trabeculations, and its anterior position within …
Timing and magnitude of regional right ventricular function: a speckle tracking-derived strain study of normal subjects and patients with right ventricular dysfunction
A Meris, F Faletra, C Conca, C Klersy, F Regoli… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the timing and magnitude of global
and regional right ventricular (RV) function by means of speckle tracking–derived strain in …
and regional right ventricular (RV) function by means of speckle tracking–derived strain in …
Right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension: haemodynamics, structural changes, imaging, and proposal of a study protocol aimed to assess remodelling and …
LP Badano, C Ginghina, J Easaw… - European Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Although right ventricular (RV) failure is the main cause of death in patients with pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH), there is insufficient data about the effects of PAH treatment on …
arterial hypertension (PAH), there is insufficient data about the effects of PAH treatment on …
Assessing fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients: false-positive pulse pressure variation is detected by Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of the right ventricle
Y Mahjoub, C Pila, A Friggeri, E Zogheib… - Critical care …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine whether peak systolic velocity of tricuspid annular motion
assessed by tissue Doppler echocardiography (Sta), a right ventricular function parameter …
assessed by tissue Doppler echocardiography (Sta), a right ventricular function parameter …
Validation study on the accuracy of echocardiographic measurements of right ventricular systolic function in pulmonary hypertension
T Sato, I Tsujino, H Ohira, N Oyama-Manabe… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The accuracy of echocardiographic parameters of right ventricular (RV)
function has not been sufficiently validated in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) …
function has not been sufficiently validated in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) …