Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Korean Society of Echocardiography (한국심초음파학회)
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Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Pulmonary Hypertension with Multimodality Imaging

  • Seo, Hye Sun (Department of Cardiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Heon (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital)
  • Received : 2018.09.30
  • Accepted : 2018.11.21
  • Published : 2018.12.27
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Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as resting mean pulmonary artery pressure ${\geq}25mmHg$ and is caused by multiple etiologies including heart, lung or other systemic diseases. Evaluation of right ventricular (RV) function in PH is very important to plan treatment and determine prognosis. However, quantification of volume and function of the RV remains difficult due to complicated RV geometry. A number of imaging tools has been utilized to diagnose PH and assess RV function. Each imaging technique including conventional echocardiography, three-dimensional echocardiography, strain echocardiography, computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging has-advantages and limitations and can provide unique information. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of the utility, advantages and shortcomings of the multimodality imaging used to evaluate patients with PH.

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