Echocardiography as a simple initial tool to assess right ventricular dimensions in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot before undergoing pulmonary valve replacement: Comparison with cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Echocardiography

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1239-1246

  Chaowalit, Nithima ^a   Durongpisitkul, Kritvikrom ^b   Krittayaphong, Rungroj ^a   Komoltri, Chulaluck ^c   Jakrapanichakul, Decho ^a   Phrudprisan, Suteera ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Division of Pediatric Cardiology   (Thailand)

^c Division of Research Development   (Thailand)

Author keywords

echocardiography; right ventricular dimension; tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE REPLACEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868206099     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01766.x     Document Type: Article

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