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Review
. 2019 Mar 4;21(4):22.
doi: 10.1007/s11886-019-1109-9.

Echocardiography in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Francesco Ferrara  1 , Xiao Zhou  2 , Luna Gargani  3 , Karina Wierzbowska-Drabik  4 , Olga Vriz  5 , Bahaa M Fadel  5 , Anna Agnese Stanziola  6 , Jaroslaw Kasprzak  4 , Mani Vannan  7 , Eduardo Bossone  8
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Review

Echocardiography in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Francesco Ferrara et al. Curr Cardiol Rep. .

Abstract

Purpose of review: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease which can result in right heart (RH) failure and death. Herein, we discuss the current clinical applications of echocardiography in PAH.

Recent findings: Advanced echocardiographic techniques (strain, strain rate, 2D-speckle tracking strain, and three-dimensional echocardiography) may reveal in the near future additional important insights into RH structure and function. Although right-heart catheterization is mandatory for a definitive diagnosis, echocardiography (resting and exercise) represents a key noninvasive imaging test on the diagnostic-prognostic-therapeutic PAH algorithm.

Keywords: Echocardiography; Exercise Doppler echocardiography; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Strain; Three-dimensional echocardiography.

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