Differences in right ventricular morphology, not function, indicate the nature of increased afterload in pulmonary hypertensive subjects with normal left ventricular function.
Farhan RazaCatherine DillaneArslan MirzaYevgeniy BrailovskySheila WeaverMartin G KeanePaul ForfiaPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
Systolic RV base/apex ratio is a simple 2D index of RV shape that powerfully predicts a PVR > 3 WU and provides powerful discriminating ability between PVH and PHPVD .