Are objective measures of tricuspid annular motion and velocity used as frequently as recommended by current guidelines? A pilot study

Angel López-Candales; Antonio J. Sotolongo-Fernandez; Francisco López Menéndez; Maria D. Candales

Indian Heart Journal (Mar 2018)

Are objective measures of tricuspid annular motion and velocity used as frequently as recommended by current guidelines? A pilot study

Angel López-Candales,
Antonio J. Sotolongo-Fernandez,
Francisco López Menéndez,
Maria D. Candales

Affiliations

Angel López-Candales: Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Corresponding author at: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine PO Box 365067 San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Antonio J. Sotolongo-Fernandez: Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Francisco López Menéndez: Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, United States
Maria D. Candales: University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 70, no. 2
pp. 316 – 318

Abstract

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In this retrospective study 420 echocardiograms from a single center were reviewed showing that TAPSE was acquired in 66% while TA TDI s’ signals were recorded in 98% of all echocardiograms. Based on these results greater efforts are required to standardize acquisition and reporting of objective measurements of RV function. Keywords: Echocardiography, Right ventricular dysfunction, TAPSE, Tricuspid annulus, M-mode, Tissue doppler imaging

Published in Indian Heart Journal

ISSN: 0019-4832 (Print); 2213-3763 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
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