Abstract
Echocardiography is a well-established and accurate method for the evaluation of cardiac anatomy and function in patients with heart failure. In this review we summarize the role of echocardiography not only in assessing right ventricular anatomy and function, but also in the prediction of prognosis and in the study of ventricular interaction.
MeSH terms
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Chronic Disease
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Echocardiography, Doppler*
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Heart Failure / complications
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Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging*
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Heart Failure / physiopathology
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Humans
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Lung / physiology
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Prognosis
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / complications
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnostic imaging*
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology
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Ventricular Function, Left / physiology
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Ventricular Function, Right* / physiology