Title: Value of right ventricular strain in predicting functional capacity in patients with mitral stenosis
Abstract: Rheumatic heart disease remains a major health problem, particularly in developing countries where it causes significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in young people [ [1] Marijon E. Mirabel M. Celermajer D.S. Jouven X. Rheumatic heart disease. Lancet. 2012; 379: 953-964 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (485) Google Scholar ]. Mitral stenosis (MS) is the predominant form of valve involvement in rheumatic disease, which usually produces pulmonary hypertension and consequently an increase in right ventricular (RV) afterload [ [2] Remenyi B. Wilson N. Steer A. et al. World Heart Federation criteria for echocardiographic diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease—an evidence-based guideline. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2012; 9: 297-309 Crossref PubMed Scopus (553) Google Scholar ]. Although the hemodynamic consequences of MS affect the RV as mediated by pulmonary hypertension, the pathophysiologic mechanisms of RV dysfunction are not well defined. Some studies have shown dissociation between pulmonary artery pressures and RV function [ 3 Wroblewski E. James F. Spann J.F. Bove A.A. Right ventricular performance in mitral stenosis. Am J Cardiol. 1981; 47: 51-55 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (43) Google Scholar , 4 Mittal S.R. Goozar R.S. Echocardiographic evaluation of right ventricular systolic functions in pure mitral stenosis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2001; 17: 13-18 Crossref PubMed Scopus (11) Google Scholar ].
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-10-01
Language: en
Type: letter
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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