Echocardiography provides an accessible and critical means to assess and longitudinally follow right ventricular size and function in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Echocardiography is highlighted as a critical noninvasive imaging modality for assessing right ventricular adaptation and function in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
The importance of the right ventricle (RV) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been gaining increased recognition. This has included a reconceptualization of the RV as part of an RV-pulmonary circulation interrelated unit and the observation that RV function is a major determinant of prognosis in PAH. Noninvasive imaging of RV size and function is critical to the longitudinal management of patients with PAH, and continued understanding of the pathophysiology of pulmonary vascular disease relies on the response of the RV to pulmonary vascular remodeling. Echocardiography, in particular the newer echocardiographic measurements and techniques, allows easy, readily accessible means to assess and follow RV size and function.
Harrison et al. (Fri,) conducted a review in Pulmonary arterial hypertension. Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiography provides an accessible and critical means to assess and longitudinally follow right ventricular size and function in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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