Subjective evaluation of right ventricular systolic function in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: How accurate is it?

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-56

  Bellsham Revell, Hannah R ^a,b   Simpson, John M ^a,b   Miller, Owen I ^a   Bell, Aaron J ^a  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Experience; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84871369354     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2012.09.020     Document Type: Article

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