Right ventricular functional assessment by 2D multi-plane echocardiography prior to left ventricular assist device implantation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Right ventricular (RV) failure post left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A novel RV multi-plane imaging method using two-dimensional echocardiography and electronic plane rotation (MPE) was used to quantify RV function prior to LVAD implantation and to identify potential added value in this patient population.

Methods

In twenty-five end-stage heart failure patients (age 58.9 ± 6.8 years, 76% male), systolic function of four different RV walls (lateral, anterior, inferior and inferior coronal) were evaluated from one focussed apical view using MPE.

Results

Feasibility of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and tricuspid annular peak systolic velocity (RV-S') measurements were

SUBMITTER: Bowen DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300057 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature