Value of right ventricular strain in predicting functional capacity in patients with mitral stenosis

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):2927-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.181. Epub 2013 May 4.

Authors

Marildes L Castro¹, Marcia M Barbosa, José Augusto A Barbosa, Fernanda Rodrigues de Almeida, William Antônio de Magalhães Esteves, Timothy C Tan, Maria Carmo P Nunes

Affiliation

¹ Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

PMID: 23651817
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.181

No abstract available

Keywords: Functional capacity; Mitral stenosis; Right ventricular function; Right ventricular strain.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Female
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Stenosis / etiology
Mitral Valve Stenosis / physiopathology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications