Methods for Evaluating Right Ventricular Function and Ventricular–Arterial Coupling

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 42-51

  Kubba, Saad ^a   Davila, Carlos D ^b   Forfia, Paul R ^a,c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary hypertension; Reserve; Right ventricular function; Ventricular arterial coupling

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; REVIEW; RIGHT VENTRICLE TO PULMONARY ARTERY COUPLING; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXERCISE TEST; HEART VENTRICLE; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EXERCISE TEST; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PULMONARY ARTERY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84979496854     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2016.06.001     Document Type: Review

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