Right ventricular function assessed by two-dimensional strain and tissue Doppler echocardiography in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and effect of vasodilator therapy.

Borges, Adrian C

Right ventricular function assessed by two-dimensional strain and tissue Doppler echocardiography in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and effect of vasodilator therapy. [electronic resource] - The American journal of cardiology Aug 2006 - 530-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

0002-9149

10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.060 doi


Adult
Aged
Cardiac Catheterization
Echocardiography, Doppler
Exercise Test
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary--diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Contraction--drug effects
Prognosis
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure--physiology
Vasodilator Agents--therapeutic use
Ventricular Function, Right--physiology