Non-invasive investigations of the right heart: How and why?

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-232

  Selton Suty, Christine ^a   Juillière, Yves ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

2D speckle imaging; 3D echocardiography; Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Myocardial infarction; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Right ventricle; Tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 67349145660     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2008.12.010     Document Type: Review

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