ROLE OF REAL - TIME THREE - DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Tuấn Việt Phạm 1, Thị Thu Hoài Nguyễn1,2,
1 Bach Mai hospital
2 VNU - School of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Aims: To evaluate the role of real-time 3D echocardiography (RT3DE) in the assessment of right ventricular (RV) systolic function in patients with pulmonary hypertension in comparison to cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Methods: 21 patients diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension were consecutively enrolled in our study. All patients underwent CMR, 2D echocardiography (2DE) and RT3DE. RV systolic function indices measured by 2DE include TAPSE, FAC, RIMP and tissue Doppler-derived tricuspid annular systolic velocity (S’) while right ventricular end diastolic volume (RVEDV), right ventricular end systolic volume (RVESV) and right ventricular eject fraction (RVEF) were measured on 3DE and CMR. Results: 3DE-RVEF had a significant positive correlation with S’(r = 0.462; p = 0.021); t RVFAC (r = 0.601; p = 0.004) and a strong negative correlation with RMPI (r = -0.712; p = 0.012). However, there was no relation between 3DE-RVEF with TAPSE (r = 0.011; p = 0.616). There was a close linear correlation between the value of RVEDV; RVESV and RVEF measured by RT3DE and CMR (r=0.791, p = 0.023; r = 0.802, p = 0.012; r=0.762 p = 0.002, respectively) despite an underestimation of RVEDV and RVESV on RT3DE. Conclusion: 3DE is a reliable method for non-invasive evaluation of right ventricular volumes and systolic function in patients with pulmonary hypertension.

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