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Exercise Doppler: Functional Evaluation of Right Heart Hemodynamics
Author(s) -
HIMELMAN RONALD B.,
SCHILLER NELSON B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1992.tb00461.x
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , pulmonary artery , doppler echocardiography , hemodynamics , diastole , tricuspid insufficiency , tricuspid valve , coronary artery disease , diastolic function , blood pressure
Exercise echocardiography is a versatile technique that includes not only two‐dimensional imaging, but also Doppler of aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valves. Doppler echocardiography can be useful in the evaluation of global left ventricular systolic and diastolic function, valvular function, transvalvular gradients, and pulmonary artery pressure. The technique lends itself to the study of the cardiac response to exercise in a variety of disease states, including pulmonary, coronary artery, valvular, and congenital heart disease. We review our experience using agitated saline‐enhanced Doppler of tricuspid insufficiency to determine pulmonary artery pressure throughout exercise in chronic lung disease.