Right ventricular strain in pulmonary embolism by Doppler tissue echocardiography

Jesper Kjaergaard; Peter Sogaard; Christian Hassager

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2004.06.026

Right ventricular strain in pulmonary embolism by Doppler tissue echocardiography

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 Nov;17(11):1210-2. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.06.026.

Authors

Jesper Kjaergaard¹, Peter Sogaard, Christian Hassager

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark. [email protected]

PMID: 15502801
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.06.026

Abstract

For patients with submassive pulmonary embolism, failure of the right ventricle can often be visualized by 2-dimensional echocardiography. We used strain analysis to demonstrate changes in the regional right ventricular free wall performance during the acute and recovery stages of pulmonary embolism.

MeSH terms

Echocardiography, Doppler*
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism / complications*
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnostic imaging*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology*