Open AccessVentricular Geometry, Strain, and Rotational Mechanics in Pulmonary Hypertension
Author(s) -
Sarinya Puwanant,
Margaret Park,
Zoran Popović,
W.H. Wilson Tang,
Samar Farha,
Deepa George,
Jacqueline Sharp,
Jirapa Puntawangkoon,
James E. Loyd,
Serpil C. Erzurum,
James D. Thomas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.844340
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , pulmonary artery , pulmonary hypertension , interventricular septum , pressure overload , blood pressure , heart failure , ventricle , cardiac hypertrophy
We tested the hypothesis that right ventricular (RV) pressure overload affects RV function and further influences left ventricular (LV) geometry, which adversely affects LV twist mechanics and segmental function.
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