Article
Differential phenotype profile between main right ventricular chamber and outflow tract in chronic pulmonary hypertension: echocardiographic observation.
Southern medical journal - 1 Jul 2014
López-Candales Angel
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Right ventricular (RV) dilatation and systolic dysfunction are known remodeling changes occurring in chronic pulmonary hypertension and are likely the result of increases in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). It remains unclear whether PVR affects primarily the main RV chamber (mRVc) or the RV outflow tract (RVOT). METHODS: Standard echocardiography data were collected from a heterogeneous...
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