Echocardiographic Features of Right Heart Failure in Infancy and Childhood.
In infants and children, right heart failure is most frequently a consequence of increased afterload (pulmonary hypertension). However, it is also observed as a sequela of congenital cardiovascular surgery. The purpose of this report is to present the causes of right heart dysfunction in children and to define the echo-Doppler methods used in the evaluation of right heart failure.
Di Sessa
Thomas G.
TG
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Salim
Mubadda A.
MA
Alpert
Bruce S.
BS