Echocardiographic predictors of intraoperative right ventricular dysfunction: a 2D and speckle tracking echocardiography study
Abstract Background Intraoperative or post procedure right ventricular (RV) dysfunction confers a poor prognosis in the post-operative period. Conventional predictors for RV function are limited due the effect of cardiac surgery on traditional RV indices; novel echocardiographic techniques hold the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-019-0161-3 |