Pulmonary Valve Replacement Improves But Does Not Normalize Right Ventricular Mechanics in Repaired Congenital Heart Disease: A Comparative Assessment Using Velocity Vector Imaging

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1216-1221

  Kutty, Shelby ^c   Deatsman, Sara L ^a   Russell, David ^a   Nugent, Melodee L ^b   Simpson, Pippa M ^b   Frommelt, Peter C ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric cardiology; Right ventricular function; Tetralogy of Fallot; Ultrasonic speckle tracking; Velocity vector imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY VALVE REPLACEMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PULMONARY VALVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 55049090814     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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