Echocardiographic capabilities for the assessment of right ventricular function and right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling in patients with chronic heart failure

• Safarova A.F.
• Kobalava Zh.D.

Abstract

In this review article we discuss echocardiographic evaluation methods for right ventricular function and right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling in patients with chronic heart failure, their advantages and drawbacks in comparison with other instrumental methods.

Keywords: aright ventricle, right ventricular systolic function, right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling, chronic heart failure, echocardiography

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