Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Right Ventricle: Clinical Implications

Authors

Tanya Dutta, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Wilbert Aronow, New York Medical CollegeFollow

DOI

10.1002/clc.22694

Journal Title

Clinical Cardiology

First Page

542

Last Page

548

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2017

Department

Medicine

Abstract

Interest in evaluation of the right ventricle (RV) has increased recently. With the growth of new echocardiographic techniques and technology, there has been a corresponding increase in the ability to evaluate the RV, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Older echocardiographic techniques, such as right ventricular fractional area of change, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, and tissue S', and newer echocardiographic techniques including 3-dimensional evaluation and global longitudinal strain, can improve our evaluation of RV function. These techniques provide both diagnostic and prognostic data on a large variety of clinical diseases including pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart failure. With the continuing and exponential advances in technology, echocardiography is well poised to become the primary modality to evaluate the RV.

Recommended Citation

Dutta, T., & Aronow, W. (2017). Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Right Ventricle: Clinical Implications. Clinical Cardiology, 40 (8), 542-548. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.22694