Simple functional imaging of the right ventricle in pulmonary hypertension: Can right ventricular ejection fraction be improved?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 223, Issue , 2016, Pages 93-94

  Vanderpool, Rebecca R ^a   Rischard, Franz ^b   Naeije, Robert ^c   Hunter, Kendall ^d   Simon, Marc A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricular function; RV ejection fraction; RV PA coupling

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CINE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ETIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84982126661     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.138     Document Type: Article

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