Right ventricular outflow tract systolic excursion: A novel echocardiographic parameter of right ventricular function

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 871-877

  Asmer, Ihab ^a   Adawi, Salim ^a   Ganaeem, Majdi ^a   Shehadeh, Jeryes ^a   Shiran, Avinoam ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; M Mode echocardiography; Myocardial contraction; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPH; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT SYSTOLIC EXCURSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84867515031     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes055     Document Type: Article

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