Right ventricular strain in pulmonary embolism by Doppler tissue echocardiography.
For patients with submassive pulmonary embolism, failure of the right ventricle can often be visualized by 2-dimensional echocardiography. We used strain analysis to demonstrate changes in the regional right ventricular free wall performance during the acute and recovery stages of pulmonary embolism.
Kjaergaard
Jesper
J
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark. jekj@gentoftehosp.kbhamt.dk
Sogaard
Peter
P
Hassager
Christian
C
D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*