Right ventricular strain measurements in critically ill patients: an observational SICS sub-study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is common in critically ill patients and is associated with poor outcomes. RV function is usually evaluated by Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) which can be obtained using critical care echocardiography (CCE). Myocardial deformation imaging, measuring strain, is suitable for advanced RV function assessment and has widely been studied in cardiology. However, it is relatively new for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and little is known about RV strain in critically ill patients. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to evaluate the feasibility of RV strain in critically ill patients using tissue-Doppler imaging (TDI) and explore the association between RV strain and conventional CCE measurements representing RV funct

SUBMITTER: Vos ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9530097 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature