This report reviews the causes of right heart dysfunction in children and defines the echo-Doppler methods used for its evaluation.
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May guide pediatric right heart dysfunction assessment; leaves open prospective validation of defined echo-Doppler methods.
In infants and children, right heart failure is most frequently a consequence of increased afterload (pulmonary hypertension). However, it is also observed as a sequela of congenital cardiovascular surgery. The purpose of this report is to present the causes of right heart dysfunction in children and to define the echo-Doppler methods used in the evaluation of right heart failure.
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