Open AccessFunctional assessment of the dynamic profile of tricuspid annular motion
Author(s) -
Angel LópezCandales
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.126881
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , cardiac cycle , diastole , cardiology , systole , annulus (botany) , doppler imaging , population , nadir , diastolic function , blood pressure , materials science , physics , satellite , environmental health , composite material , astronomy
Maximal systolic tricuspid annulus (TA) descent by M-mode (MM) is a well described and accepted standard reference of right ventricular (RV) systolic function; however, the contribution of each individual TA contour during the cardiac cycle has not been well characterized. Therefore, the aim of this study was to define each peak and nadir component of the constantly moving annulus.