Right ventricular systolic function in severe tricuspid regurgitation: prognostic relevance of longitudinal strain
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2021
Short description:
Right ventricular systolic function in severe tricuspid regurgitation: prognostic relevance of longitudinal strain / Ancona, Francesco; Melillo, Francesco; Calvo, Francesco; Attalla El Halabieh, Nadia; Stella, Stefano; Capogrosso, Cristina; Ingallina, Giacomo; Tafciu, Elvin; Pascaretta, Antonia; Ancona, Marco Bruno; De Bonis, Michele; Castiglioni, Alessandro; Denti, Paolo; Montorfano, Matteo; Latib, Azeem; Colombo, Antonio; Alfieri, Ottavio; Agricola, Eustachio. - In: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING. - ISSN 2047-2404. - 22:8(2021), pp. 868-875. [10.1093/ehjci/jeab030]
abstract:
The aim of this study is to analyse the prognostic implications of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction as detected by strain analysis in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR). The evaluation of RV systolic function in presence of severe TR is of paramount importance for operative risk stratification; however, it remains challenging, as conventional echocardiographic indexes usually lead to overestimation.
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1.1 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
Ancona, Francesco; Melillo, Francesco; Calvo, Francesco; Attalla El Halabieh, Nadia; Stella, Stefano; Capogrosso, Cristina; Ingallina, Giacomo; Tafciu, Elvin; Pascaretta, Antonia; Ancona, Marco Bruno; De Bonis, Michele; Castiglioni, Alessandro; Denti, Paolo; Montorfano, Matteo; Latib, Azeem; Colombo, Antonio; Alfieri, Ottavio; Agricola, Eustachio
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