Reliability and Accuracy of Echocardiographic Right Heart Evaluation in the U.S. Melody Valve Investigational Trial
Brown DW, McElhinney DB, Araoz PA, Zahn EM, Vincent JA, Cheatham JP, Jones TK, Hellenbrand WE, O’Leary P. Reliability and Accuracy of Echocardiographic Right Heart Evaluation in the U.S. Melody Valve Investigational Trial. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2012, 25: 383-392.e4. PMID: 22265459, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCardiac CatheterizationChildEchocardiography, DopplerHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHeart VentriclesHemodynamicsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePatient SelectionPulmonary ValveReproducibility of ResultsTherapies, InvestigationalVentricular Function, RightVentricular Outflow ObstructionVentricular PressureYoung AdultConceptsRV end-diastolic volumeCardiac magnetic resonanceEnd-diastolic volumePulmonary regurgitationRV functionEchocardiographic assessmentDiastolic areaTranscatheter pulmonary valve replacementPR fractionRight heart evaluationPulmonary valve replacementDoppler echocardiographic assessmentRight ventricular performanceAppropriate patient selectionRV ejection fractionAccuracy of echocardiographyCMR RV ejection fractionSuitable screening testExcellent interobserver agreementGood categorical agreementTract obstructionDoppler gradientValve replacementRV sizeEjection fraction
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