Right ventricular function in cardiovascular disease, part I: Anatomy, physiology, aging, and functional assessment of the right ventricle

Circulation. 2008 Mar 18;117(11):1436-48. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.653576.

Authors

François Haddad¹, Sharon A Hunt, David N Rosenthal, Daniel J Murphy

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, 770 Welch Rd, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94304-5715, USA. fhaddad@cvmed.stanford.edu

PMID: 18347220
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.653576

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aging / physiology
Animals
Biomarkers
Cardiovascular Diseases / complications
Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology*
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Dogs
Fetal Heart / anatomy & histology
Heart Function Tests
Heart Ventricles / anatomy & histology*
Heart Ventricles / embryology
Heart Ventricles / growth & development
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
Humans
Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / pathology
Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / physiopathology
Myocardial Contraction / physiology
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood
Pulmonary Artery / physiology
Tricuspid Valve / physiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology
Ventricular Function*
Ventricular Function, Right

Substances

Biomarkers
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain