Is right ventricular systolic function reduced after cardiac surgery? A two- and three-dimensional echocardiographic study

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 630-634

  Tamborini, Gloria ^a   Muratori, Manuela ^a   Brusoni, Denise ^a   Celeste, Fabrizio ^a   Maffessanti, Francesco ^a,b   Caiani, Enrico G ^b   Alamanni, Francesco ^a   Pepi, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Mitral valve prolapse; Right ventricular function; Three dimensional echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID ANNULAR PLANE SYSTOLIC EXCURSION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 67650872880     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep015     Document Type: Article

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