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Review
. 2019 Apr;15(2):205-217.
doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2018.12.015. Epub 2019 Feb 10.

Right Ventricular Size and Function in Chronic Heart Failure: Not to Be Forgotten

Xiao Zhou  1 , Francesco Ferrara  2 , Carla Contaldi  2 , Eduardo Bossone  3
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Right Ventricular Size and Function in Chronic Heart Failure: Not to Be Forgotten

Xiao Zhou et al. Heart Fail Clin. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

A comprehensive multi-imaging evaluation of the right heart structure, function, and pressures represents an essential step in the diagnostic and prognostic algorithm of patients with heart failure. Furthermore, it provides important information for detecting early signs of right ventricular unfavorable remodeling, and consequently, guiding appropriate therapeutic interventions.

Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance; Chronic heart failure; Echocardiography; Exercise Doppler echocardiography; Nuclear imaging; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary hypertension; Right heart.

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