Two dimensional global longitudinal strain of right ventricle using transthoracic echocardiography can detect right ventricular fibrosis confirmed by 320 slice CT in pulmonary hypertension.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Koya
K
Ozawa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. Electronic address: nobusada@w8.dion.ne.jp.
Nobusada
N
Funabashi
Department of Respirology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Nobuhiro
N
Tanabe
Department of Respirology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Koichiro
K
Tatsumi
Department of Respirology, Chiba University Hospital, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Noriyuki
N
Yanagawa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Akihisa
A
Kataoka
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
Yoshio
Y
Kobayashi
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies
320 slice CT; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricular fibrosis; Two dimensional global longitudinal strain: transthoracic echocardiography