There is increasing recognition of the crucial role of the right ventricle (RV) in determining
functional status and prognosis in multiple conditions. The normal RV is anatomically and …

Advances in speckle-tracking echocardiography allowed the rise of deformation imaging as
a feasible, robust, and valuable tool for clinical routine. The global or segmental …

Myocardial deformation imaging is a very attractive clinical tool for the assessment of right
ventricular (RV) systolic performance, providing incremental diagnostic and prognostic …

Aims Conflicting evidence exists concerning right ventricular (RV) morphological and
functional remodelling in trained athletes, with a very few longitudinal data prospectively …

Aims Right ventricular (RV) function assessment is crucial in congenital heart disease
patients, especially in atrial septal defect (ASD) and repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) …

Background Longitudinal strain (LS) is a sensitive marker of systolic function. Recent
findings suggest that both myocardial contractility and loading conditions determine LS. The …

Abstract Real-time three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography allows us to measure right
ventricular (RV) end-diastolic volume irrespective of its shape. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) …

Background Right ventricular (RV) volume overload results in RV dilatation in patients with
atrial septal defect (ASD) and after tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) repair with pulmonary …

As the right ventricle (RV) plays an integral role in different paediatric heart diseases, the
accurate assessment of RV size and function is essential in the diagnosis, management …

Background Pulmonary artery involvement (PAI) is not rare in Takayasu arteritis (TA).
Persistently elevated pulmonary arterial pressure in TA‐PAI patients leads to pulmonary …