Echocardiographic evaluation of right ventricular function in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: A study using tricuspid annular motion

Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 286-293

  Rydman, Riikka ^a   Söderberg, Mårten ^b   Larsen, Flemming ^a   Caidahl, Kenneth ^a   Alam, Mahbubul ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Sweden Karolinska Institutet Department of Clinical Sciences Danderyd Hospital Stressrehab FoU Danderyd   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Doppler; Echocardiography; Pressure; Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricle; Tricuspid valve

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID ANNULAR PLANE DIASTOLIC EXCURSION; TRICUSPID ANNULAR PLANE SYSTOLIC EXCURSION; TRICUSPID VALVE; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID VALVE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 77949714048     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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