Multiparametric assessment of right ventricular function in heart transplant recipients by echocardiography and relations with pulmonary hemodynamics

• Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) Vol. 40; no. 12; pp. 1350 - 1355
• Main Authors: Colak, Ayse, Erdemir, Ahmet Gurkan, Hazirolan, Tuncay, Pirat, Bahar, Eroglu, Serpil, Aydinalp, Alp, Muderrisoglu, Haldun, Sade, Leyla Elif
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2023
• Subjects: cardiac magnetic resonance; Echocardiography - methods; Heart Transplantation - adverse effects; Hemodynamics; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine - methods; orthotropic heart transplantation; right ventricle; right ventricular free wall strain; Stroke Volume; three‐dimensional echocardiography; Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - diagnostic imaging; Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - etiology; Ventricular Function, Right; three-dimensional echocardiography; right ventricle; right ventricular free wall strain; cardiac magnetic resonance; orthotropic heart transplantation

Objective Right ventricular (RV) dilatation and dysfunction are usually present in heart transplant (HTx) patients and worsened with residual pulmonary hypertension (PH). We aimed to determine the ability of different echocardiographic modalities to evaluate RV function in comparison with cardiac ma...