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Imaging the right heart pulmonary circulation unit : Insights from advanced ultrasound techniques

Ferrara, Francesco ; Gargani, Luna ; Ostenfeld, Ellen LU orcid ; D'Alto, Michele ; Kasprzak, Jaroslaw ; Voilliot, Damien ; Selton-Suty, Christine ; Vriz, Olga ; Marra, Alberto M. and Argiento, Paola , et al. (2017) In Echocardiography 34(8). p.1216-1231
Abstract

The right heart pulmonary circulation unit (RH-PCU) is a key determinant of prognosis in several cardiorespiratory diseases. Although right heart catheterization is considered the gold standard for pulmonary hemodynamic assessment, a comprehensive cardiovascular ultrasound approach is an essential step in the diagnostic-prognostic clinical pathway of patients with suspect or overt pulmonary hypertension. The exponential development of advanced ultrasound techniques (strain, 3-dimensional echocardiography and lung ultrasound) has led to new insights into the evaluation of RH-PCU structure and function, overcoming some limitations of standard Doppler echocardiography. In the near future, exercise Doppler echocardiography may become a... (More)

The right heart pulmonary circulation unit (RH-PCU) is a key determinant of prognosis in several cardiorespiratory diseases. Although right heart catheterization is considered the gold standard for pulmonary hemodynamic assessment, a comprehensive cardiovascular ultrasound approach is an essential step in the diagnostic-prognostic clinical pathway of patients with suspect or overt pulmonary hypertension. The exponential development of advanced ultrasound techniques (strain, 3-dimensional echocardiography and lung ultrasound) has led to new insights into the evaluation of RH-PCU structure and function, overcoming some limitations of standard Doppler echocardiography. In the near future, exercise Doppler echocardiography may become a useful technique for detecting a latent stage of pulmonary hypertension and for evaluating right ventricular contractile reserve.

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Echocardiography, Lung ultrasound, Right heart pulmonary circulation unit, Strain, Stress echocardiography, Three-dimensional echocardiography
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Echocardiography
volume
34
issue
8
pages
1216 - 1231
publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
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  • pmid:28664665
  • wos:000417419100014
  • scopus:85021759060
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0742-2822
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10.1111/echo.13594
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English
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  keywords     = {{Echocardiography; Lung ultrasound; Right heart pulmonary circulation unit; Strain; Stress echocardiography; Three-dimensional echocardiography}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{1216--1231}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Echocardiography}},
  title        = {{Imaging the right heart pulmonary circulation unit : Insights from advanced ultrasound techniques}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/echo.13594}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/echo.13594}},
  volume       = {{34}},
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