Right-to-left ventricular ratio is higher in systole than diastole in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Mads Dam LyhneDavid M DudzinskiAsger AndersenJens Erik Nielsen-KudskAlona MuzikanskyChristopher Kabrhel

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2023)

The RV/LV ratio is higher when measured in systole versus in diastole in patients with acute PE. The two approaches had similar associations with clinical outcomes, that is, it appears reasonable to measure RV/LV ratio in diastole.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
mycobacterium tuberculosis
left ventricular
inferior vena cava
heart failure
mitral valve
aortic stenosis
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention
ejection fraction