Key result
Analyzing pulmonary artery Doppler flow signals, such as acceleration time and flow velocity profile, may assist in evaluating right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary vascular disease.
Population
Adult cardiac surgical population with left-sided heart disease and pulmonary hypertension
Design
Review
Authors
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PA Doppler metrics are hypothesis-generating for RV evaluation; prospective studies needed before clinical adoption in pulmonary vascular disease.
Pulmonary artery Doppler spectral imaging provides a non-invasive method to assess pulsatile constraints and right ventricular function in perioperative cardiac surgical patients.
Tousignant et al. (2015) conducted a review in Pulmonary hypertension and associated vascular changes in adult cardiac surgical population. Pulmonary artery Doppler spectral imaging was evaluated. Analyzing pulmonary artery Doppler flow signals, such as acceleration time and flow velocity profile, may assist in evaluating right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary vascular disease.
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