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Elmi-Sarabi M, Couture E, Jarry S, Saade E, Calderone A, Potes C, Denault A. Inhaled Epoprostenol and Milrinone Effect on Right Ventricular Pressure Waveform Monitoring. Can J Cardiol 2022; 39:474-482. [PMID: 36528279 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction are major complications in cardiac surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the change in RV pressure waveform in patients receiving a combination of inhaled epoprostenol and inhaled milrinone (iE&iM) before cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and to assess the safety of this approach with a matched case-control group. METHODS A prospective single-centre cohort study of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery administered iE&iM through an ultrasonic mesh nebulizer. RV pressure waveform monitoring was obtained by continuously transducing the RV port of the pulmonary artery (PA) catheter. RESULTS The final analysis included 26 patients receiving iE&iM. There was a significant drop in mean PA pressure (MPAP) (-4.8 ± 8.7, P = 0.010), systolic PA pressure (SPAP) (-8.2 ± 12.8, P = 0.003), RV end-diastolic pressure (RVEDP) (-2.1 ± 2.8, P < 0.001) and RV diastolic pressure gradient (RVDPG) (-1.7 ± 1.4, P < 0.001) after 17 ± 9 minutes of iE&iM administration. Patients also had a significant increase in RV outflow tract (RVOT) gradient (3.7 ± 4.7, P < 0.001), RV maximal rate of pressure rise during early systole (dP/dt max) (68.3 ± 144.7, P = 0.024), and left ventricular (LV) dP/dt max (66.4 ± 90.1, P < 0.001). Change in RVOT gradient was only observed in those with a positive pulmonary vasodilator response to treatment. Treatment with iE&iM did not present adverse effects when compared with a matched case-control group. CONCLUSIONS Coadministration of iE&iM in cardiac surgery patients presenting with PH or signs of RV dysfunction is a safe and effective treatment approach in improving RV function. Appearance of a transient increase in RVOT gradient after iE&iM could be useful to predict response to treatment.
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- Mahsa Elmi-Sarabi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Intensive Care Medicine, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Dual SA, Verdonk C, Amsallem M, Pham J, Obasohan C, Nataf P, McElhinney DB, Arunamata A, Kuznetsova T, Zamanian R, Feinstein JA, Marsden A, Haddad F. Elucidating tricuspid Doppler signal interpolation and its implication for assessing pulmonary hypertension. Pulm Circ 2022; 12:e12125. [PMID: 36016669 PMCID: PMC9395694 DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Doppler echocardiography plays a central role in the assessment of pulmonary hypertension (PAH). We aim to improve quality assessment of systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP) by applying a cubic polynomial interpolation to digitized tricuspid regurgitation (TR) waveforms. Patients with PAH and advanced lung disease were divided into three cohorts: a derivation cohort (n = 44), a validation cohort (n = 71), an outlier cohort (n = 26), and a non-PAH cohort (n = 44). We digitized TR waveforms and analyzed normalized duration, skewness, kurtosis, and first and second derivatives of pressure. Cubic polynomial interpolation was applied to three physiology-driven phases: the isovolumic phase, ejection phase, and "shoulder" point phase. Coefficients of determination and a Bland-Altman analysis was used to assess bias between methods. The cubic polynomial interpolation of the TR waveform correlated strongly with expert read right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) with R 2 > 0.910 in the validation cohort. The biases when compared to invasive SPAP measured within 24 h were 6.03 [4.33; 7.73], -2.94 [1.47; 4.41], and -3.11 [-4.52; -1.71] mmHg, for isovolumic, ejection, and shoulder point interpolations, respectively. In the outlier cohort with more than 30% difference between echocardiographic estimates and invasive SPAP, cubic polynomial interpolation significantly reduced underestimation of RVSP. Cubic polynomial interpolation of the TR waveform based on isovolumic or early ejection phase may improve RVSP estimates.
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- Seraina A. Dual
- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Cardiovascular InstituteStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular MedicineStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryHospital BichatParisFrance
- INSERM U1148, Cardiovascular BioengineeringParisFrance
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- Cardiovascular InstituteStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular MedicineStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular EpidemiologyUniversity of LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Department of PediatricsDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University School of MedicinePalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
- Department of BioengineeringStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of MedicineDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryHospital BichatParisFrance
- INSERM U1148, Cardiovascular BioengineeringParisFrance
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- Department of Cardiothoracic SurgeryStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Cardiovascular InstituteStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of PediatricsDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University School of MedicinePalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
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- KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular EpidemiologyUniversity of LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringStanford UniversityCaliforniaStanfordUSA
- Vera Moulton Wall Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease at StanfordStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of PediatricsDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University School of MedicinePalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
- Department of BioengineeringStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringStanford UniversityCaliforniaStanfordUSA
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- Cardiovascular InstituteStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of PediatricsDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Stanford University School of MedicinePalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
- Department of BioengineeringStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringStanford UniversityCaliforniaStanfordUSA
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- Cardiovascular InstituteStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular MedicineStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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Kinoshita M, Inoue K, Higashi H, Akazawa Y, Sasaki Y, Fujii A, Uetani T, Inaba S, Aono J, Nagai T, Nishimura K, Ikeda S, Yamaguchi O. Impact of right ventricular contractile reserve during low-load exercise on exercise intolerance in heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2020; 7:3810-3820. [PMID: 32924319 PMCID: PMC7755000 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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AIMS Traditional criteria for heart transplantation by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) include peak oxygen uptake (VO2 ) < 14 mL/kg/min. Reaching a sufficient exercise load is challenging for patients with refractory heart failure (HF) because of their exercise intolerance. Recently, a substantial impact of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction was highlighted on urgent heart transplantation and mortality. This study aims to investigate the impact of RV contractile reserve, assessed by low-load exercise stress echocardiography (ESE), on exercise intolerance defined as peak VO2 < 14 mL/kg/min, in patients with HF. METHODS AND RESULTS We prospectively examined 67 consecutive patients hospitalized for HF who underwent ESE and CPX under a stabilized HF condition. Although low-load ESE was defined as 25 W load exercise, an increment in RV systolic (s') velocity was regarded as the preservation of RV contractile reserve. All patients completed low-load ESE. During low-load ESE, the variation in RV s' velocity significantly correlated with peak VO2 (r = 0.787, P < 0.001). The change in RV s' velocity during low-load ESE accurately identified patients with peak VO2 < 14 mL/kg/min (area under the curve, 0.95; sensitivity, 92%; specificity, 85%). The intraclass correlation coefficient for intra-observer and inter-observer agreement for the change in RV s' velocity was 0.96 (95% confidence interval, 0.88-0.99, P < 0.001) and 0.86 (95% confidence interval, 0.64-0.95, P < 0.001), respectively. The RV-to-pulmonary circulation (PC) coupling, which was assessed by the slope of the relationship between RV s' velocity and pulmonary artery systolic pressure at rest and low-load exercise, was worse in the low-peak VO2 group (<14 mL/kg/min) than the preserved-peak VO2 group (≥14 mL/kg/min). CONCLUSIONS The change in RV s' velocity during low-load ESE could estimate the exercise capacity in HF patients. The assessments of RV contractile reserve and RV-to-PC coupling could be clinically beneficial to distinguish high-risk HF patients.
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- Masaki Kinoshita
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, ToonEhime791‐0295Japan
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Xie J, Yan X, Xu G, Tian X, Dong N, Feng J, Liu P, Li M, Zhao Y, Wei C, Lyu Y, Ma G, Song G, Wang T, Yan X. ITRAQ-based proteomics reveals the potential mechanism of fluoride-induced myocardial contraction function damage. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 197:110605. [PMID: 32311614 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Fluorosis is a worldwide public health problem, and its adverse effects on the heart have been confirmed by many studies. Abnormal myocardial contractions are often associated with impairment of cardiac function as a cause or consequence. We designed two-part experiments to search for biomarkers and clarify the underlying molecular mechanism of fluoride on myocardial contraction. First, we used Pressure-volume Loop analysis to evaluate changes in myocardial function indexes with multiple fluoride exposure levels in mice (0, 30, 70, and 150 mg/L) exposed for 4 weeks. The results showed that fluoride exposure affects the heart pump function and reduces cardiac contractility. Then, we established a rat model of fluoride exposure (0, 30, 60, and 90 mg/L) for 6 months to carry out proteomic analysis of fluoride-induced myocardial contractile injury. Hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining was used to determine the severity of myocardial injury, and myocardial tissue samples were submitted for isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (ITRAQ) analysis. A total of 1607 proteins were successfully identified with 294 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in fluoride treated groups. According to Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis, 12 DEPs were confirmed to be involved in pathways related to myocardial contraction. Furthermore, we constructed a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network for these 12 core DEPs to illustrate the role and location of each DEP in the myocardial contraction pathway. The results of this study are helpful for identify a potential mechanism and biomarkers of fluoride-induced myocardial contraction function damage, moreover, which can provide a new insight into the heart toxicity of fluoride in animals at the proteomics level.
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- Jiaxin Xie
- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Experimental Animal and Human Disease Animal Models, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China; School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Experimental Animal and Human Disease Animal Models, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Experimental Animal and Human Disease Animal Models, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China.
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van Loon LM, van der Hoeven JG, Veltink PH, Lemson J. The influence of esmolol on right ventricular function in early experimental endotoxic shock. Physiol Rep 2018; 6:e13882. [PMID: 30318855 PMCID: PMC6186817 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The mechanism by which heart rate (HR) control with esmolol improves hemodynamics during septic shock remains unclear. Improved right ventricular (RV) function, thereby reducing venous congestion, may play a role. We assessed the effect of HR control with esmolol during sepsis on RV function, macrocirculation, microcirculation, end-organ-perfusion, and ventricular-arterial coupling. Sepsis was induced in 10 healthy anesthetized and mechanically ventilated sheep by continuous IV administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Esmolol was infused after successful resuscitation of the septic shock, to reduce HR and stopped 30-min after reaching targeted HR reduction of 30%. Venous and arterial blood gases were sampled and the small intestines' microcirculation was assessed by using a hand-held video microscope (CytoCam-IDF). Arterial and venous pressures, and cardiac output (CO) were recorded continuously. An intraventricular micromanometer was used to assess the RV function. Ventricular-arterial coupling ratio (VACR) was estimated by catheterization-derived single beat estimation. The targeted HR reduction of >30% by esmolol infusion, after controlled resuscitation of the LPS induced septic shock, led to a deteriorated RV-function and macrocirculation, while the microcirculation remained depressed. Esmolol improved VACR by decreasing the RV end-systolic pressure. Stopping esmolol showed the reversibility of these effects on the RV and the macrocirculation. In this animal model of acute severe endotoxic septic shock, early administration of esmolol decreased RV-function resulting in venous congestion and an unimproved poor microcirculation despite improved cardiac mechanical efficiency.
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- Lex M. van Loon
- Biomedical Signals and SystemsFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer ScienceTechnical Medical CentreUniversity of TwenteEnschedethe Netherlands
- Department of Critical Care Medicine (707)Radboud university medical centerNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Biomedical Signals and SystemsFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer ScienceTechnical Medical CentreUniversity of TwenteEnschedethe Netherlands
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine (707)Radboud university medical centerNijmegenthe Netherlands
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Dandel M, Hetzer R. Evaluation of the right ventricle by echocardiography: particularities and major challenges. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2018. [PMID: 29521112 DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2018.1449646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Compared with the left ventricle (LV), the right ventricle (RV) is less suited for evaluation by echocardiography (ECHO). Nevertheless, RV ECHO-assessment has currently emerged as an important diagnostic tool with meaningful prognostic value and essential contribution to therapeutic decisions. Although significant progress has been made, including generation of higher-quality normative data, validation of several two-dimensional measurements and improvements in three-dimensional ECHO-techniques, many challenges in RV ECHO-assessment still persist. Areas covered: This review discusses the particular challenges and limits in obtaining accurate measurements of RV anatomical and functional parameters and focuses primarily on the difficulties in proper interpretation of the highly load dependent RV ECHO-parameters which complicates the use of this valuable diagnostic and surveillance technique. Expert commentary: There is increasing evidence that RV assessment in relation with its actual loading conditions by ECHO-derived composite variables, which either incorporate a certain functional parameter and load, or incorporate measures which reflect the relationship between RV dilation and RV load, considering also the right atrial pressure (i.e. 'load adaptation index'), is particularly suited for clinical decision-making. Load dependency of RV ECHO-parameters must be taken into consideration especially in patients with advanced RV dysfunction scheduled for LV assist device implantation or lung transplantation.
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- Michael Dandel
- a German Centre for Heart and Circulatory Research (DZHK) , Partner site Berlin , Germany.,b Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin , Germany
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- b Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin , Germany.,c Cardio Centrum Berlin , Germany
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Dandel M, Hetzer R. Echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle: Impact of the distinctly load dependency of its size, geometry and performance. Int J Cardiol 2016; 221:1132-42. [PMID: 27474972 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Right ventricular (RV) size, shape and function are distinctly load-dependent and pulmonary load is an important determinant of RV function in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) due to primary impaired left ventricular function and in those with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension (PH). In a pressure overloaded RV, not only dilation and aggravation of tricuspid regurgitation, but also systolic dysfunction leading to RV failure (RVF) can occur already before the development of irreversible alterations in RV myocardial contractility. This explains RV ability for reverse remodeling and functional improvement in patients with post-capillary and pre-capillary PH of a different etiology, after normalization of loading conditions. There is increasing evidence that RV evaluation by echocardiography in relation with its loading conditions can improve the decision-making process and prognosis assessments in clinical praxis. Recent approaches to evaluate the RV in relation with its actual loading conditions by echo-derived composite variables which either incorporate a certain functional parameter (i.e. tricuspid annulus peak systolic excursion, stroke volume, RV end-systolic volume index, velocity of myocardial shortening) and load, or incorporate measures which reflect the relationship between RV load and RV dilation, also taking the right atrial pressure into account (i.e. "load adaptation index"), appeared particularly suited and therefore also potentially useful for evaluation of RV contractile function. Special attention is focused on the usefulness of RV echo-evaluation in relation to load for proper decision making before ventricular assist-device implantation in patients with CHF and for optimal timing of listing procedures to transplantation in patients with end-stage pre-capillary PH.
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- Michael Dandel
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Berlin, Germany; Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Germany.
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Germany; Cardio Centrum Berlin, Germany
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The Right Ventricle: A Comprehensive Review From Anatomy, Physiology, and Mechanics to Hemodynamic, Functional, and Imaging Evaluation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.5812/acvi.35717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Harrison A, Hatton N, Ryan JJ. The right ventricle under pressure: evaluating the adaptive and maladaptive changes in the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension using echocardiography (2013 Grover Conference series). Pulm Circ 2015; 5:29-47. [PMID: 25992269 DOI: 10.1086/679699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The importance of the right ventricle (RV) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been gaining increased recognition. This has included a reconceptualization of the RV as part of an RV-pulmonary circulation interrelated unit and the observation that RV function is a major determinant of prognosis in PAH. Noninvasive imaging of RV size and function is critical to the longitudinal management of patients with PAH, and continued understanding of the pathophysiology of pulmonary vascular disease relies on the response of the RV to pulmonary vascular remodeling. Echocardiography, in particular the newer echocardiographic measurements and techniques, allows easy, readily accessible means to assess and follow RV size and function.
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- Alexis Harrison
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Egemnazarov B, Schmidt A, Crnkovic S, Sydykov A, Nagy BM, Kovacs G, Weissmann N, Olschewski H, Olschewski A, Kwapiszewska G, Marsh LM. Pressure Overload Creates Right Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in a Mouse Model: Assessment by Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2015; 28:828-43. [PMID: 25840639 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Noninvasive diagnostic tools for right ventricular (RV) dysfunction measurements are increasingly being used, although their association with the pathologic mechanisms of dysfunction is poorly understood. Although investigations have focused mainly on RV systolic function, RV diastolic function remains mostly neglected. The aim of this study was to test which echocardiographic parameters best reflect RV diastolic function in mice. METHODS Pulmonary artery banding (PAB) was used to induce RV pressure overload in mice. Transthoracic echocardiography and invasive hemodynamic measurements were performed after 3 weeks in PAB and sham-operated mice. Subsequently, the hearts were investigated by histology and analyzed for gene expression. RESULTS PAB-induced pressure overload (RV systolic pressure PAB 52.6 ± 11.8 mm Hg vs sham 27.0 ± 2.7 mm Hg) resulted in RV hypertrophy and remodeling, as reflected by increased Fulton index (PAB 0.37 ± 0.05 vs sham 0.25 ± 0.02, P = .001). Masson's trichrome staining revealed increased interstitial fibrosis (PAB 12.25 ± 3.12% vs sham 3.97 ± 1.58%, P = .002). This was associated with significant systolic RV dysfunction as demonstrated by reduced contractility index and diastolic dysfunction as demonstrated by end-diastolic pressure (PAB 2.66 ± 0.83 mm Hg vs sham 1.49 ± 0.50 mm Hg, P < .001) and τ (PAB 40.0 ± 16.1 msec vs sham 13.0 ± 3.5 msec, P < .001). Messenger ribonucleic acid expression of β-myosin heavy chain, atrial and brain natriuretic peptides, collagen family members was elevated, and the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase was decreased. Echocardiography revealed significant increases in RV free wall thickness and isovolumic relaxation time and a decrease in left ventricular eccentricity index, E', and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion. Isovolumic relaxation time and E' were significantly correlated with end-diastolic pressure (rs = 0.511 and -0.451) and τ (rs = 0.739 and -0.445, respectively). Moreover, E' was negatively correlated with the degree of RV fibrosis (rs = -0.717). CONCLUSIONS Within 3 weeks, PAB causes pressure overload-induced RV hypertrophy and remodeling with compensated systolic and diastolic dysfunction in mice. RV free wall thickness, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, E', E/E' ratio, and isovolumic relaxation time appear to be the most reliable echocardiographic parameters for the assessment of RV dysfunction.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
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- University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary System, Giessen, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria; Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary System, Giessen, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria; Experimental Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria; Experimental Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
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Ahmed MK, Reda AA, Ibrahim MH. Right ventricular function and symptomatology in patients with isolated mitral stenosis: A Doppler tissue imaging study. Egypt Heart J 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Singbal Y, Vollbon W, Huynh LT, Wang WYS, Ng ACT, Wahi S. Exploring Noninvasive Tricuspid dP/dt as a Marker of Right Ventricular Function. Echocardiography 2015; 32:1347-51. [PMID: 25556710 DOI: 10.1111/echo.12877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Right ventricular (RV) function assumes prognostic significance in various disease states, but RV geometry is not amenable to volumetric assessment by two-dimensional echocardiography. Intra-ventricular pressure rate of rise (dP/dt) predicts myocardial contractility and adjusting for the maximal regurgitant velocity (Vmax) corrects for preload. We examined the relationship of noninvasive tricuspid dP/dt and dP/dt/Vmax with RV ejection fraction (RVEF) by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) as a measure of RV function. METHODS Fifty CMRs and echocardiograms performed within 30 days were included. Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) spectral Doppler trace was analyzed offline. TR dP/dt was calculated using simplified Bernoulli equation (dP/dt between 1 and 2 m/sec). dP/dt/Vmax was calculated as a ratio of dP/dt and TR Vmax . RV end-diastolic (EDV) and end-systolic volumes (ESV) were obtained from contouring of steady-state-free precession axial stack CMR images; RVEF was calculated as [(RVEDV - RVESV)/RVEDV] × 100. RVEF >42% was considered normal. RESULTS Majority of studies were suitable for analysis. Median age was 48 years (IQR = 36-63); 56.4% were female (n = 22/39). There was correlation between dP/dt and RVEF (r(2) = 0.51, P < 0.01) which improved with dP/dt/Vmax (r(2) = 0.59, P < 0.01). dP/dt >400 mmHg/sec had a positive predictive value of 91%, sensitivity and specificity of 74% and 84% respectively for normal RVEF. Inter-observer agreement and repeatability analysis showed no significant difference. CONCLUSION Tricuspid dP/dt correlates well with CMR RVEF. A dP/dt of more than 400 mmHg/sec strongly predicts normal RVEF. Adjusting for preload (dP/dt/Vmax) further improves this correlation.
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- Yash Singbal
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Ameloot K, Palmers PJ, Vande Bruaene A, Gerits A, Budts W, Voigt JU, Delcroix M. Clinical value of echocardiographic Doppler-derived right ventricular dp/dt in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014; 15:1411-9. [PMID: 25201651 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS Right ventricular (RV) dp/dt is the instantaneous rate of RV pressure rise during early systole and is a surrogate marker of RV contractility. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of echocardiographic Doppler obtained RV dp/dt to predict long-term survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-eight consecutive newly diagnosed untreated patients (64 ± 15 years, 71% female, 57% PAH, 43% inoperable CTEPH) were included in the study. At baseline, patients were assessed clinically [New York Heart Association (NYHA) and 6 minutes walking distance (6MWD)], by transthoracic cardiac ultrasound and by right heart catherization. RV dp/dt was assessed using spectral Doppler recordings from the tricuspid regurgitation signal at a sweep speed of 200 mm/s by measuring the time interval in which the regurgitant velocity increased from 0.5 to 2 m/s. During a mean follow-up period of 3.5 ± 1.7 years, 31 patients died and 3 received a lung transplant [study endpoint reached in 34/78 (44%) patients]. The optimal RV dp/dt cut-off was determined by receiver operating characteristic analysis at 3 years to be 410 mmHg/s (specificity 84%, positive-predictive value 55%, and negative-predictive value 83%). In univariate analysis, RV dp/dt <410 mmHg/s (hazard ratio 2.67, 95% CI 1.30-5.47, P = 0.007), tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) <15 mm, NYHA, 6MWD, and right atrial pressure were predictors of mortality. In a multivariate model with TAPSE, RV dp/dt remained an independent predictor of mortality (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION A reduced baseline RV dp/dt is a clear indicator of poor outcome independent of TAPSE in patients with PAH/CTEPH.
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- Koen Ameloot
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Imaging Research Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Imaging Research Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Imaging Research Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Imaging Research Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Imaging Research Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Imaging Research Center, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Respiratory Division, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Utility of transthoracic echocardiography to estimate severity of right ventricular dysfunction: an MRI comparison study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2011; 28:251-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s10554-011-9810-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Induction of anesthesia does not alter tricuspid annular velocities: a tissue Doppler assessment. Can J Anaesth 2009; 56:757-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s12630-009-9157-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2009] [Accepted: 07/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Sade LE, Özin B, Ulus T, Açıkel S, Pirat B, Bilgi M, Uluçam M, Müderrisoğlu H. Right ventricular contractile reserve in mitral stenosis: Implications on hemodynamic burden and clinical outcome. Int J Cardiol 2009; 135:193-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2007] [Revised: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 03/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Usefulness of three-dimensional echocardiography in assessing right ventricular function in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. Hypertens Res 2009; 32:419-22. [DOI: 10.1038/hr.2009.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Non-invasive investigations of the right heart: how and why? Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2009; 102:219-32. [PMID: 19375676 DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2008.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2008] [Accepted: 12/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The importance of right ventricular (RV) function in the clinical management of patients with cardiopulmonary disorders is now well recognized. However, due to both its shape and location and to the load dependence of its ejection fraction, accurate evaluation of its function is still a challenge. Echocardiography allows morphological, hemodynamic and functional assessment of the right heart. Displacement and deformation parameters derived from new techniques are promising tools. 3D echocardiography also has a potential interest in the quantification of RV volumes and ejection fraction. Radionuclide technique allows an easy and accurate measurement of right ventricular ejection fraction. MRI remains nowadays the technique of choice for the quantification of volumes and function of the RV. All these techniques have proven their interest in various diseases affecting the right heart. RV function is an important prognostic factor in heart failure and is a major component of functional capacity in such patients. In pulmonary arterial hypertension, echocardiography is the best tool for the routine follow-up of patients. Finally, all these non-invasive techniques of investigation of the right heart enable the diagnosis of specific right ventricular damage such as myocardial infarction or arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
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A Delayed Time of the Peak Tricuspid Regurgitation Signal: Marker of Right Ventricular Dysfunction. Am J Med Sci 2008; 336:224-9. [DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e31815fa56a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Matthews JC, Dardas TF, Dorsch MP, Aaronson KD. Right-sided heart failure: Diagnosis and treatment strategies. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2008; 10:329-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s11936-008-0053-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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