Non-invasive indices of right ventricular function are markers of ventricular–arterial coupling rather than ventricular contractility: insights from a porcine model of chronic pressure ...

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, ORIGINAL ARTICLES, Julien Guihaire, Francois Haddad, David Boulate, Benoît Decante, Andre Y Denault, Joseph Wu, Philippe Hervé, Marc Humbert, ...

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) was performed continuously in all study participants with assessment of the extent and frequency of gas embolism, right ventricular function and pulmonary ...

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, Clinical/Original Paper, David Leibowitz, Neta Benshalom, Yevgeny Kaganov, David Rott, Arie Hurwitz, Yaron Hamani

KeywordsPulmonary embolismPerfusion scintigraphyEchocardiographyRight ventricleVentricular function Introduction Pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with significant mortality and morbidity, ...

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, Clinical/Original Paper, Jesper Kjaergaard, Bente Krogsgaard Schaadt, Jens Otto Lund, Christian Hassager

[...]the functional role of the RVOT is still not fully understood6 but believed to serve as a guard to the pulmonary circulation during pressure rise in the RV.5,7 The thin-walled RV ejects the same ...

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, REVIEW PAPERS, Per Lindqvist, Avin Calcutteea, Michael Henein

Furthermore, right ventricular end diastolic pressure, right atrial mean pressure, pulmonary artery systolic pressure, and pulmonary artery resistance, were also measured. Conclusion Isovolumic ...

European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, Clinical/Original Paper, Per Lindqvist, Anders Waldenström, Gerhard Wikström, Elsadig Kazzam