title: Echocardiographic Features of Right Heart Failure in Infancy and Childhood.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 777 Washington Avenue, Suite 215, Memphis, TN 39105.
authors.forename: Thomas G.
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Di Sessa
authors.forename: Mubadda A.
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Salim
authors.forename: Bruce S.
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Alpert