Congenital heart disease
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Congenital heart disease · Jul 2019
Comparative StudyRight ventricular and pulmonary vascular function indices for risk stratification of patients with pulmonary regurgitation.
We hypothesized that echocardiographic indices of right ventricular to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) coupling were comparable to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI)-derived RV volumetric indices in predicting disease severity in chronic pulmonary regurgitation (PR). ⋯ Noninvasive RV-PA coupling may provide complementary prognostic data in the management of chronic PR. Further studies are required to explore this clinical tool.