Assessment of right ventricular function

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 254-260

  Vieillard Baron, Antoine ^a,b  

^a Univ Americaine de Paris   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Hemodynamics; Right ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COR PULMONALE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DILATATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MOVEMENT; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHOCK; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 68049132798     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32832b70c9     Document Type: Review

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