Right ventricular strain: An independent predictor of survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 1:222:908-910. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.288. Epub 2016 Aug 6.
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Keywords: Echocardiography; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Mortality; Prognosis; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricle; Speckle-tracking strain.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Ventricles / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / complications*
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / mortality
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / physiopathology
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Survival Rate / trends
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnosis
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology