Why the study?
What are the echocardiographic cut-offs for abnormal right ventricular size and function in patients with pulmonary hypertension?
Population
190 patients referred to the pulmonary hypertension (PH) clinic for evaluation, mean age 56 years, 82 men.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May refine RV assessment in PH; leaves open prospective outcome validation before adoption.
What are the echocardiographic cut-offs for abnormal right ventricular size and function in patients with pulmonary hypertension?
This study provides specific echocardiographic cut-off values for right ventricular size and function to aid in the routine evaluation of patients with pulmonary hypertension.
López‐Candales et al. (2008) studied this question.
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