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López-Candales A, Vallurupalli S. Utility of the tricuspid annular tissue doppler systolic velocity and pulmonary artery systolic pressure relationship in right ventricular systolic function assessment: A pilot study. Echocardiography 2022; 39:1276-1283. [PMID: 36100955 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) to pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) ratio has been validated as a valuable noninvasive measure of right ventricular (RV) elastance and systolic function. However, the more reliable TA systolic (s') velocity measure of RV systolic function compared to TAPSE has not been previously studied. METHODS We conducted a pilot study using several variables of RV function in 50 patients with the main aim to determine which numerical expression between TA TDI s'/PASP and TAPSE/PASP ratio was most useful. RESULTS In a stepwise multiple regression analysis, TA TDI s'/PASP ratio (p < .0002); LVOT VTI/RVOT VTI ratio (p < .0002); RVOT VTI (p < .0047); TAPSE/PASP ratio (p < .0259) and TA TDI e' (p < .0292) were best in discriminating normal versus abnormal RV systolic function. Using receiver operator curve analysis, cut-off values for both TA TDI s'/PASP (>3.9 mm/c/mmHg) had 82.1% sensitivity and 77.3% specificity while the TAPSE/PASP (>.61 mm/mmHg) had 89.3% sensitivity and 68.2% specificity in identifying normal RV function in our studied population. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that TA TDI s'/PASP is a better mathematical expression when examining the relationship between RV contractility and RV resistance relationship. Furthermore, we also found that inclusion of RVOT VTI, RV diastolic properties, and left ventricular systolic function are important determinants of RV systolic function assessments and should be routinely included. Additional prospective studies are now needed to confirm these results using hemodynamic data.
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- Angel López-Candales
- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University Health Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Cardiology Division, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Pergola V, Previtero M, Lorenzoni G, Ocagli H, Simeti G, Aruta P, Baritussio A, Cecchetto A, Leoni L, Mancuso D, Gregori D, Salvo GD, Iliceto S, Mele D. Feasibility and Role of Right Ventricular Stress Echocardiography in Adult Patients. J Cardiovasc Echogr 2021; 31:68-72. [PMID: 34485031 PMCID: PMC8388328 DOI: 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_4_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: The great technological advancements in the field of echocardiography have led to applications of stress echocardiography (SE) in almost all diagnostic fields of cardiology, from ischemic heart disease to valvular heart disease and diastolic function. However, the assessment of the right ventricle (RV) in general, and in particular in regard to the contractile reserve of the RV, is an area that has not been previously explored. We, therefore, propose a study to investigate the potential use of SE for the assessment of RV function in adult patients. Aims and objectives: The primary aim is to evaluate the feasibility of right ventricular SE. The secondary aim is to assess right ventricular contractile reserve. Matherials and Methods: Eighty-one patients undergoing a physical or dobutamine stress echocardiogram for cardiovascular risk stratification or chest pain were the subject of the study. An exercise leg cycle using a standard WHO protocol was used to simultaneously assess the right and left ventricular global and regional function as well as acquiring Doppler data. Whereas the patient had limitations in mobility, a dobutamine SE was be performed. We evaluated the average values of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), fractional area change (FAC), S-wave, systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP), and right ventricle global longitudinal (free wall) strain (RVGLS) during baseline and at the peak of the effort. RV contractile reserve was defined as the change in RVGLS from rest to peak exercise. We also assessed the reproducibility of these measurements between two different expert operators (blind analysis). Results: At least 3 over 5 RV function parameters were measurable both during baseline and at the peak of the effort in 95% of patients, while all 5 parameters in 65% of our population, demonstrating an excellent feasibility. All RV-studied variables showed a statistically significant increase (P < 0.001) at peak compared to the baseline. The average percentage increases at peak were 31.1% for TAPSE, 24.8% for FAC, 50.6% for S-wave, 55.2% for PAPS, and 39.8% for RV strain. The reproducibility between operators at baseline and peak was excellent. Our study demonstrates that TAPSE, FAC, and S-wave are highly feasible at rest and at peak, while TAPSE, S-wave, and sPAP are the most reliable measurements during RV stress echo. Conclusion: RVGLS is useful in the assessment of RV contractile reserve in patients with good acoustic window. Further studies are needed to evaluate the impact of contrast echocardiography in improving RV contractile reserve assessment during SE.
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- Valeria Pergola
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Women Children Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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El-Yafawi R, Rancourt D, Hacobian M, Atherton D, Cohen MC, Wirth JA. Pulmonary hypertension subjects exhibit right ventricular transient exertional dilation during supine exercise stress echocardiography. Pulm Circ 2019; 9:2045894019851904. [PMID: 31044665 PMCID: PMC6557033 DOI: 10.1177/2045894019851904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pulmonary hypertension is a condition with high morbidity and mortality. Resting transthoracic echocardiography is a pivotal diagnostic and screening test for pulmonary hypertension. The role of exercise stress echocardiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension is not well-established. We studied right ventricular size changes during exercise using exercise stress echocardiography to assess differences between normal and pulmonary hypertension patients and evaluate test safety, feasibility, and reproducibility. Healthy control and pulmonary hypertension patients performed recumbent exercise using a bicycle ergometer. Experienced echocardiography sonographers recorded the following resting and peak exercise right ventricular parameters using the apical four chamber view: end-diastolic area; end-systolic area; mid-diameter; basal diameter; and longitudinal diameter. Two cardiologists masked to clinical information subsequently analyzed the recordings. Parameters with acceptable inter-rater reliability were analyzed for statistical differences between the normal and pulmonary hypertension patient groups and their association with pulmonary hypertension. We enrolled 38 healthy controls and 40 pulmonary hypertension patients. Exercise stress echocardiography testing was found to be safe and feasible. Right ventricular size parameters were all readily obtainable and all had acceptable inter-observer reliability except for right ventricular longitudinal diameter. During exercise, healthy controls demonstrated a decrease in right ventricular end-systolic area, end-diastolic area, mid-diameter, and basal diameter ( P < 0.05). Conversely, pulmonary hypertension patients demonstrated an increase in right ventricular end-systolic area, end-diastolic area, and mid-diameter ( P < 0.05). These changes were unaffected by multivariate corrections. The sensitivity for pulmonary hypertension of an increase in right ventricular size was 97.2% with a negative predictive value of 95.2%. The ROC C-statistic for increase in right ventricular size was 0.93. This transient exertional dilation (TED) of the right ventricle is observed in pulmonary hypertension patients but not in healthy controls. Recumbent right ventricular exercise stress echocardiography is a feasible and safe diagnostic test for pulmonary hypertension which warrants additional study.
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- Rama El-Yafawi
- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Services, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Services, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Services, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Services, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Guo DC, Li YD, Yang YH, Zhu WW, Sun LL, Jiang W, Ye XG, Cai QZ, Lu XZ. Influence of impaired right ventricular contractile reserve on exercise capacity in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension: A study with exercise stress echocardiography. Echocardiography 2019; 36:671-677. [PMID: 30793801 DOI: 10.1111/echo.14283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Right ventricular (RV) contractile reserve reflects the ability of RV to accommodate the increased afterload and may play an essential role in the evaluation of precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH). This study aimed to assess RV contractile reserve based on exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) and to determine the echocardiographic determinants of exercise capacity in patients with precapillary PH. METHODS A total of 31 patients with precapillary PH and 15 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects were prospectively recruited. All subjects underwent ESE to assess RV function at rest and under peak exercise. Changes in these parameters during exercise were calculated to quantify the RV contractile reserve. Patients with precapillary PH also underwent cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), and data pertaining to peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2 ) and minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production (VE/VCO2 ) were collected. RESULTS Right ventricular contractile reserve including change in tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (∆TAPSE), change in RV fractional area change (∆RVFAC), and change in Doppler-derived tricuspid lateral annular peak systolic velocity (∆S') was significantly depressed in precapillary PH patients compared with control subjects (P < 0.05). Parameters of RV function and RV contractile reserve were markedly associated with maximal exercise capacity (P < 0.05). ∆RVFAC was an independent predictor of peak VO2 (r2 = 0.601, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Assessment of RV contractile reserve facilitates identification of subclinical dysfunction and evaluation of clinical status and severity of precapillary PH. ESE as a noninvasive method may provide a comprehensive clinical assessment and facilitate therapeutic decision-making for these patients.
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- Di-Chen Guo
- Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Vitel E, Galli E, Leclercq C, Fournet M, Bosseau C, Corbineau H, Bouzille G, Donal E. Right ventricular exercise contractile reserve and outcomes after early surgery for primary mitral regurgitation. Heart 2017; 104:855-860. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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ObjectiveTo assess if the lack of development of right ventricular (RV) contractile reserve during exercise echocardiography (ex-echo) might be a predictor of postoperative major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients with primary mitral regurgitation (pMR) undergoing early surgery.MethodsComprehensive resting and ex-echo were performed in 142 asymptomatic patients (58±21 years, 68% men, New York Heart Association functional class ≤2) with isolated severe pMR and preserved left ventricular (LV) function (LV ejection >60%, LV end-systolic diameter <45 mm) undergoing mitral valve replacement (n=20) or repair. Postoperative MACEs were defined as occurrence of atrial fibrillation, stroke, cardiac-related hospitalisation or death. RV function was evaluated at rest in every patient during ex-echo by measuring their tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) value.ResultsAfter median follow-up of 30 months (IQR 16–60 months), MACEs occurred in 48 (34%) patients. Using Bayesian model averaging, among all the characteristics including the type of surgery, exercise TAPSE (ex-TAPSE) emerged as the most likely predictor of prognosis (HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.86 to 0.96). Other probable predictors were exercise fractional area change (HR 0.02, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.80), male gender (HR 0.40, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.75) and RV basal diameter (HR 1.06, 95% CI 0.98 to 1.14). In the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, an ex-TAPSE value of <26 mm (sensitivity 73% (95% CI 61 to 84) and specificity of 86% (95% CI 77% to 93%)) defined RV dysfunction. Event-free survival at 5 years was significantly lower in the patient group that exhibited no development of RV contractile reserve during exercise: 43.9% (95% CI 31.3 to 61.4) vs 75.8% (95% CI 64.8 to 88.7).ConclusionLack of development of exercise-induced RV contractile reserve is a prognostic predictor in patients with severe pMR undergoing early mitral valve surgery.
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Yoon SJ, Seo HS, Park S, Chung WJ. 2-Dimensional Strain Analysis of Regional Change in Right Ventricular Function after Treadmill Exercise. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2016; 24:35-9. [PMID: 27081442 PMCID: PMC4828412 DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2016.24.1.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Function of right ventricle (RV) influences on symptoms and prognosis in various diseases. However the regional RV function analyzed with 2-dimensional (2D) strain echocardiography before and just after treadmill test has not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to show the change of regional RV function just after treadmill exercise with strain analysis. Methods A total of thirty eight patients who visited hospital for hypertension, chest pain or dyspnea between January 2007 and December 2010 were retrospectively analyzed (men, 47.4%; mean age, 54.9 ± 7.2 years). Treadmill exercise test and pre and post echocardiography were performed. 2D strain echocardiography was analyzed off line in RV free wall and septum. Results Mean exercise duration was 737 ± 132 sec. Tissue velocity in lateral tricuspid annulus is significantly increased in post exercise (initial, 10.5 ± 2.4 cm/sec vs. post exercise, 12.2 ± 1.8 cm/sec, p = 0.006). Systolic strain of RV free wall apex and mid portion were significantly changed in post exercise stage (free wall apex, -18.2 ± 7.6% vs. -22.3 ± 5.8%, p = 0.010; free wall mid, -14.1 ± 6.7% vs. -22.6 ± 6.8%, p = 0.022). Conclusion 2D strain imaging provides a precise tool to quantify regional RV function and reveals a characteristic regional pattern of RV after treadmill exercise.
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- Se-Jung Yoon
- Division of Cardiology, Ilsan Hospital, National Health Insurance Service, Goyang, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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Miller BE, Rajsheker S, López-Candales A. Right Bundle Branch Block and Electromechanical Coupling of the Right Ventricle: An Echocardiographic Study. Heart Views 2016; 16:137-43. [PMID: 26900418 PMCID: PMC4738494 DOI: 10.4103/1995-705x.172197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that the presence of a right bundle branch block (RBBB) is a negative prognostic indicator in patients with and without preexisting heart disease. Even though electromechanical activation of the right ventricle (RV) in patients with RBBB and pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been investigated; a direct comparison of the presence of RBBB, on the duration of RV mechanical systole using echocardiography has not been studied. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, we analyzed the echocardiograms of 40 patients by measuring the magnitude and timing of tricuspid annulus plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and tricuspid annulus systolic velocity (TA S’). Patients were selected to form four groups of ten patients based on the presence or absence of RBBB and PH to determine if RBBB has any effect on the time-to-peak of TAPSE or TA S’, which for our purposes serves as a measure of duration of RV mechanical systole. Results: Our results demonstrate that RBBB leads to a measurable prolongation of TAPSE and TA S’ in patients without PH. Time-to-peak of TAPSE or TA S’ was not significantly prolonged in patients with PH. Conclusions: The results of this pilot study show that RV mechanical systole is prolonged in patients with RBBB, and the addition of PH attenuates this change. Additional prospective studies are now required to elucidate further the electrical and mechanical dyssynchrony that occurs as a result of RBBB, and how these new echocardiographic measurements can be applied clinically to risk stratify patients with RBBB and PH.
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- Brian Edward Miller
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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