Current and evolving echocardiographic techniques for the quantitative evaluation of cardiac mechanics: ASE/EAE consensus statement on methodology and …

V Mor-Avi, RM Lang, LP Badano… - European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Echocardiographic imaging is ideally suited for the evaluation of cardiac mechanics
because of its intrinsically dynamic nature. Because for decades, echocardiography has …

Intensive care unit management of patients with severe pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure

MM Hoeper, J Granton - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Despite advances in medical therapies, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) continues to
cause significant morbidity and mortality. Although the right ventricle (RV) can adapt to an …

Right ventricular dysfunction in critically ill COVID-19 ARDS

C Bleakley, S Singh, B Garfield, M Morosin… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims Comprehensive echocardiography assessment of right ventricular (RV) impairment
has not been reported in critically ill patients with COVID-19. We detail the specific …

Sex-and method-specific reference values for right ventricular strain by 2-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography

D Muraru, S Onciul, D Peluso, N Soriani… - Circulation …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Despite the fact that assessment of right ventricular longitudinal strain (RVLS)
carries important implications for patient diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, its …

Age-, body size-, and sex-specific reference values for right ventricular volumes and ejection fraction by three-dimensional echocardiography: a multicenter …

F Maffessanti, D Muraru, R Esposito… - Circulation …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Right ventricular (RV) volumes and ejection fraction (EF) vary significantly
with demographic and anthropometric factors and are associated with poor prognosis in …

The role of the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension

AV Noordegraaf, N Galiè - European Respiratory Review, 2011 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Although changes in the pulmonary vasculature are the primary cause of pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH), severity of symptoms and survival are strongly associated with right …

Comprehensive multi-modality imaging approach in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy—an expert consensus document of the European Association of Cardiovascular …

KH Haugaa, C Basso, LP Badano… - European Heart …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC) is a progressive disease with high risk of life-
threatening ventricular arrhythmias. A genetic mutation is found in up to 50–60% of …

Assessment of functional tricuspid regurgitation

LP Badano, D Muraru… - European heart …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) is characterized by structurally normal leaflets and is
due to the deformation of the valvulo-ventricular complex. While mild FTR is frequent and …

Pulmonary hypertension in valvular disease: a comprehensive review on pathophysiology to therapy from the HAVEC Group

J Magne, P Pibarot, PP Sengupta, E Donal… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2015 - jacc.org
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a classic pathophysiological consequence of left-sided
valvular heart disease (VHD). However, as opposed to other forms of PH, there are relatively …

Right ventricular global longitudinal strain is an independent predictor of right ventricular function: a multimodality study of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, real …

KJ Lu, JXC Chen, K Profitis, LG Kearney… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Accurate assessment of right ventricular (RV) systolic function is important, as it is
an established predictor of mortality in cardiac and respiratory diseases. We aimed to …