Right Ventricle Dysfunction in Cardiomyopathy

Right Ventricle Involvement in Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy.

We appreciate the kind comments of Dr. SanchezGomar and colleagues about our meta-analysis of left atrial (LA) size in athletes (1) as well as their novel use of cardiac magnetic resonance to assess LA volume more accurately in older former elite endurance athletes. Their results suggest that LA size adjusted for body surface area is almost 50% (58 14 ml/m vs. 39 14 ml/m) greater in their athle...

Imaging Diagnosis of Right Ventricle Involvement in Chagas Cardiomyopathy

Right ventricle (RV) is considered a neglected chamber in cardiology and knowledge about its role in cardiac function was mostly focused on ventricular interdependence. However, progress on the understanding of myocardium diseases primarily involving the RV led to a better comprehension of its role in health and disease. In Chagas disease (CD), there is direct evidence from both basic and clini...

Dysfunction of the right ventricle in coronary artery disease.

Right Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy in Children: Brief Review Literature

      Right ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (RVNC) is a genetic heterogeneous cardiomyopathy. Despite the increasing number of RVNC cases, the classification and natural history of this disorder are not completely clear. Also, because the pathogenic non-compaction cannot be easily differentiated from normal trabeculations, it is usually hard to accurately measure the prevalence of RV ...

Isolated diastolic dysfunction of right ventricle: stress-induced pulmonary hypertension.

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