Why the study?
Does right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening measured by M-mode echocardiography correlate with established measures of right ventricular systolic function?
Population
92 consecutive patients referred for echocardiographic assessment of left and right ventricular function and…
Comparison
Measurement of right ventricular outflow tract… vs Healthy controls and established…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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RVOT fractional shortening may offer a simple RV function marker; hypothesis-generating and requires outcome validation before clinical adoption.
Does right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening measured by M-mode echocardiography correlate with established measures of right ventricular systolic function?
Right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening is a simple, non-invasive echocardiographic measure that correlates well with established parameters of right ventricular systolic function.
Per Lindqvist (2003) studied this question.
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