Value of 3D right ventricular function over 2D assessment in acute pulmonary embolism.

Pamela MoceriNicolas DuchateauBenjamin SartreDelphine BaudouyFabien SquaraMaxime SermesantEmile Ferrari

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)

Our 3D RV strain study demonstrates an incomplete recovery of 3D strain parameters 1 month after an episode of intermediate-risk acute PE despite restored 2D parameters. Further studies are required to assess the prognostic role and implications of this residual RV strain impairment after PE.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
liver failure
mycobacterium tuberculosis
respiratory failure
inferior vena cava
drug induced
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
intensive care unit
breast cancer risk