The utility of transthoracic echocardiographic measures of right ventricular systolic function in a lung resection cohort

Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction occurs following lung resection and is associated with post-operative complications and long-term functional morbidity. Accurate peri-operative assessment of RV function would have utility in this population. The difficulties of transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE...

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Main Authors: Philip McCall, Alvin Soosay , John Kinsella, Piotr Sonecki, Ben Shelley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
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Online Access:https://erp.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/echo/6/1/ERP-18-0067.xml