Conventional indices of right ventricular (RV) function are known to be reduced after cardiac surgery, as a consequence of geometric rather than functional alterations. New techniques, such as three-dimensional (3D) transthoracic and two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography, may be useful in postsurgical RV assessment. The aim of this study was to compare indices of RV function obtained using different echocardiographic modalities, before and after surgery.
Evaluation of right ventricular systolic function after mitral valve repair : a two-dimensional Doppler, speckle-tracking, and three-dimensional echocardiographic study / F. Maffessanti, P. Gripari, G. Tamborini, M. Muratori, L. Fusini, F. Alamanni, M. Zanobini, C. Fiorentini, E.G. Caiani, M. Pepi. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. - ISSN 0894-7317. - 25:7(2012 Jul), pp. 701-708.
Evaluation of right ventricular systolic function after mitral valve repair : a two-dimensional Doppler, speckle-tracking, and three-dimensional echocardiographic study
P. Gripari;F. Alamanni;C. Fiorentini;
2012
Abstract
Conventional indices of right ventricular (RV) function are known to be reduced after cardiac surgery, as a consequence of geometric rather than functional alterations. New techniques, such as three-dimensional (3D) transthoracic and two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography, may be useful in postsurgical RV assessment. The aim of this study was to compare indices of RV function obtained using different echocardiographic modalities, before and after surgery.
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