CT Signs of Right Ventricular Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Doo Kyoung Kang,
Christian Thilo,
U. Joseph Schoepf,
J. Michael Barraza,
John W. Nance,
Gorka Bastarrika,
Joseph A. Abro,
James G. Ravenel,
Philip Costello,
Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.04.013
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , interventricular septum , pulmonary embolism , cardiology , hazard ratio , adverse effect , inferior vena cava , radiology , confidence interval
The purpose of this study was to compare the prognostic role of various computed tomography (CT) signs of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, including 3-dimensional ventricular volume measurements, to predict adverse outcomes in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE).
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