Longitudinal right ventricular function is a better predictor of right ventricular contribution to exercise performance than global or outflow tract ejection fraction in tetralogy of Fallot: A combined echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Study

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-239

  Alghamdi, Mohammed H ^a,b   Mertens, Luc ^a   Lee, Whal ^a   Yoo, Shi Joon ^a   Grosse Wortmann, Lars ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Right ventricle; Tetralogy of Fallot; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EQUIPMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84874313029     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes137     Document Type: Article

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