Abstract
The review is dedicated to the new echocardiographic techniques in the assessment of right ventricular (RV) function, such as two-dimensional speckle tracking and determining the RV volume by a three-dimensional model. Subclinical changes in RV function are of great importance for the diagnosis and assessment of prognosis of multiple cardiovascular as well as non-cardiac pathologies. Two-dimensional speckle tracking allows to assess longitudinal strain of the RV myocardium and to detect pathological changes before their clinical manifestations. Three-dimensional echocardiography enables calculation of the RV ejection fraction, what was not possible before with the use of ultrasound. Currently, both methods are promising for a comprehensive assessment of RV function.
| Translated title of the contribution | Current echocardiographic techniques for evaluation of the right ventricle |
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| Original language | Russian |
| Pages (from-to) | 54-64 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Kardiologiya |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords*
- Myocardial deformation
- Right ventricle
- Right ventricular ejection fraction
- Three-dimensional echocardiography
Field of Science*
- 3.2 Clinical medicine
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database