Doppler Tissue Imaging Provides an Estimate of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Congenital Intracardiac Shunts

Cevik A., KULA S., Olgunturk R., Saylan B., Pektas A., Oguz D., ...More

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, vol.8, no.6, pp.527-534, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/chd.12030
  • Journal Name: CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.527-534
  • Keywords: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Doppler Tissue Imaging, Congenital Heart Disease, Intracardiac Shunt, RIGHT-VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC-ASSESSMENT, DIASTOLIC FUNCTION, SYSTOLIC FUNCTION, HEART, VELOCITIES
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to determine the relationship between the cardiac catheterization findings and pulsed-wave (PW) Doppler and Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with congenital heart disease with intracardiac shunts.