Open AccessThe right ventricle: two roles for one actor
Author(s) -
Erdem Kaşıkçıoğlu
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm438
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , ejection fraction , cardiology , athletes , ventricular function , physical therapy , heart failure
With great interest I read the article ‘Reduced right ventricular ejection fraction in endurance athletes presenting with ventricular arrhythmias: a quantitative angiographic assessment’ by Ector et al. 1 Even if invasive methods are employed, a thorough evaluation of the morphology and functions of the right ventricle (RV) may be difficult due to the complex geometry and anatomy. Examination of RV geometry in athletes poses an additional puzzle because of the gross changes of both ventricular shape and function associated with athletic training.2 Based on the current literature, the RV plays two major roles in cardiovascular function and prognosis: both good and bad.In its deleterious …