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The right ventricular outflow tract in pediatric pulmonary hypertension-Data from the European Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network.

Martin KöstenbergerAlexander AvianHannes SallmonAndreas GamillschegGernot GranglStefan Kurath-KollerSabrina SchweintzgerAnte BurmasGeorg Hansmann
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)
In pediatric PH cohort, the RVOT VTI is decreased, and the TRV/RVOT VTI ratio and the RVOT diameter increased compared to healthy subjects. Assessment of RVOT variables, together with established RV parameters, allows for a comprehensive assessment of global right heart size and performance in children with PH.
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