Noninvasive pulmonary transit time: A new parameter for general cardiac performance.
Anouk G W de LepperIngeborg H F HeroldSalvatore SaporitoR Arthur BouwmanMassimo MischiHendrikus H M KorstenKoen D ReesinkPatrick HouthuizenPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
CEUS-derived PTT and nPTT correlate to a fair degree with measures of systolic and diastolic function, NT-pro-BNP, and quality of life. As CEUS-derived PTT can be obtained easily, noninvasively and at the bedside, it is a promising future measure of general cardiac performance.