Echocardiography in the Patient with Right Heart Failure

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10 Echocardiography in the Patient with Right Heart Failure

Basic Principles of Right Ventricular Imaging

Step-by-Step Approach

Step 2: Analysis of RV Volume and Systolic Function

Step 3: Evaluation of RV Wall Motion

Identify the Cause of Right Heart Failure

RV Infarction

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

There are many etiologies of secondary pulmonary hypertension (Box 10-1). When pulmonary hypertension is suspected, a detailed search for an underlying cause should be performed. This section refers specifically to the evaluation of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Step-by-Step Approach