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Right ventricular wall motion and performance in stabilized chronic respiratory failure evaluated by equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3714505     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography (ERNA) was performed at rest in 30 patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) in order to evaluate right ventricular performance and wall motion. The usual indices of left ventricular performance were also recorded and correlated with right ventricular parameters. Only CRF patients without clinical, electrocardiographic or echocardiographic criteria suggestive of congenital, valvular, hypertensive or ischemic heart disease were studied. A RV dyskinesis was detected in 5 of the 30 patients, occurring however only in stage II-III CRF, as if a longstanding RV pressure overload were necessary for a RV dyskinesis to develop. No significant differences were found between patients with and without RV dyskinesis for all the functional ERNA parameters (i.e. LVEF, RVEF, PER, PFR). On the other hand, a significant correlation between the stage of the CRF and RVEF was observed.
Authors:
C L Maini; R Antonelli Incalzi; M G Bonetti; L Fuso; G Valle
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nuklearmedizin. Nuclear medicine     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0029-5566     ISO Abbreviation:  Nuklearmedizin     Publication Date:  1986 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-06-27     Completed Date:  1986-06-27     Revised Date:  2007-01-12    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7609387     Medline TA:  Nuklearmedizin     Country:  GERMANY, WEST    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  19-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiac Output*
Heart / physiopathology,  radionuclide imaging*
Humans
Lung Diseases, Obstructive / physiopathology,  radionuclide imaging*
Myocardial Contraction*

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