Assessment of right ventricular metabolism: An emerging tool for monitoring pulmonary artery hypertension
Feher A, Sinusas AJ. Assessment of right ventricular metabolism: An emerging tool for monitoring pulmonary artery hypertension. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2016, 24: 1990-1993. PMID: 27864729, PMCID: PMC5505806, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-016-0695-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHeart VentriclesHumansHypertensionHypertension, PulmonaryPulmonary ArteryVentricular Dysfunction, RightVentricular Function, RightAssociation of Right Ventricular Pressure and Volume Overload with Non-Ischemic Septal Fibrosis on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Kim J, Medicherla CB, L. C, Feher A, Kukar N, Geevarghese A, Goyal P, Horn E, Devereux RB, Weinsaft JW. Association of Right Ventricular Pressure and Volume Overload with Non-Ischemic Septal Fibrosis on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0147349. PMID: 26799498, PMCID: PMC4723145, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery systolic pressureNon-ischaemic fibrosisCardiac magnetic resonanceRV dysfunctionAdverse right ventricular (RV) remodelingRV end-systolic volumeWall stressRV pressure loadRV wall stressRight ventricular remodelingRight ventricular pressureEnd-systolic volumeLower RVEFSimilar LVEFLV dysfunctionRV dilationRV sizeSeptal fibrosisMultivariable analysisSystolic pressureVolume overloadChamber dilationPoor prognosisTransthoracic echoVentricular remodeling