2017
Improving on the diagnostic characteristics of echocardiography for pulmonary hypertension
Broderick-Forsgren K, Davenport CA, Sivak JA, Hargett CW, Foster MC, Monteagudo A, Armour A, Rajagopal S, Arges K, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. Improving on the diagnostic characteristics of echocardiography for pulmonary hypertension. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 33: 1341-1349. PMID: 28337558, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-017-1114-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArea Under CurveCardiac CatheterizationEchocardiographyHumansHypertension, PulmonaryHypertrophy, Right VentricularModels, CardiovascularPredictive Value of TestsPulmonary ArteryReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesROC CurveVentricular Dysfunction, RightVentricular Function, RightVentricular PressureConceptsValue of echoRight heart catheterizationPulmonary hypertensionComplex congenital heart diseaseRight heart parametersEcho parametersCongenital heart diseaseVentricular assist deviceDiagnostic characteristicsTime of studyLower RVSPPA enlargementRV dysfunctionRV enlargementEchocardiographic parametersHeart catheterizationHeart transplantationAdult patientsProspective cohortMechanical ventilationRetrospective studyHeart diseaseAssist deviceRVSPScreening test
2016
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: To Shunt or Not to Shunt, That is the Question
Klein MR, Kiefer TL, Velazquez EJ. Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: To Shunt or Not to Shunt, That is the Question. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2016, 43: 264-6. PMID: 27303248, PMCID: PMC4894711, DOI: 10.14503/thij-15-5280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight atrial pressurePatent foramenAtrial pressureLow right atrial pressureRight-sided heart catheterizationFirst-line therapyPlatypnea-orthodeoxia syndromePercutaneous patent foramenPulmonary arteriovenous malformationsUpright positionCardiac causesHeart catheterizationTransient hypoxemiaTransthoracic echocardiogramTransthoracic echocardiographyLeft shuntingSyncopal episodesPercutaneous closureTransesophageal echocardiogramEmergency departmentOxygen supplementationIntracardiac shuntingArteriovenous malformationsChest radiographsOxygen saturation