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European Journal of Echocardiography 2005 6(1):4-6; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2004.11.008
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Copyright © 2005, The European Society of Cardiology

Echocardiographic volumetry of the right ventricle

Frank Rademakers*

Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

* Tel.: +32 1634 4235; fax: +32 1634 4240. frank.rademakers@uz.kuleuven.ac.be

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Please see page 15 for the article by Kovalova et al. (doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2004.04.009) to which this editorial pertains.

Analyzing right ventricular (RV) volumes, mass and function has remained a challenge in clinical practice,1 while the relevance for obtaining accurate, reproducible data has augmented with increased numbers of patients with Grown Up Congenital Heart (GUCH) disease and acute and chronic pulmonary abnormalities.2 In comparison to the left ventricle, the right ventricle has a complex shape with different anatomical portions which contribute to the stroke volume (SV) to a variable extent.

Invasively, angiography, thermodilution and conductance catheter techniques can provide absolute volumes and stroke volume, but they are inappropriate for repeated follow-up. The non-invasive modalities that are available . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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