In this report we describe the follow-up of two patients who underwent total correction (ventricular septation) of a Van Praagh type C single ventricle. At the time of this report the patients are 93 and 37 months after operation, have led a normal life and have nearly normal hemodynamics. Ventricular cavity volumes were estimated from biplane cineangiocardiogravns. In the first patient, left a...

In this report we describe the follow-up of two patients who underwent total correction (ventricular septation) of a Van Praagh type C single ventricle. At the time of this report the patients are 93 and 37 months after operation, have led a normal life and have nearly normal hemodynamics. Ventricular cavity volumes were estimated from biplane cineangiocardiogravns. In the first patient, left a...

INTRODUCTION We investigated fluid responsiveness in a population of patients undergoing coronary artery revascularization, with respect to their right ventricular ejection fraction. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a multicenter trial involving 11 cardiac surgical Institutions and 65 patients undergoing elective coronary artery revascularization. Hemodynamic parameters were measured before and...

introduction: cardiovascular abnormalities have been reported in liver cirrhosis (lc). in these patients, cardiac symptoms and physical signs occur as the liver functions worsen. cirrhosis is associated with hyper dynamic circulation and beta-adrenergic system changes responsible for the cardiovascular abnormalities. the purpose of the present study was to explore the echocardiographic findings...

Background Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is the goldstandard technique for the assessment of right ventricular function. Recent data indicate that right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) <45% by CMR is a strong predictor of outcome in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. However, the prognostic significance of RVEF in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is unkn...

Non-invasive measurements of the right ventricular ejection fraction by radionuclide ventriculography were made in 115 patients with chronic obstructive lung disease. Survival was assessed over a mean period of 918 days. The right ventricular ejection fraction was reasonably normal in most patients (mean 0.42, range 0.10-0.66) but was lower in those with peripheral oedema, indicating cor pulmon...

Methods Patients were referred for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging prior to LVAD placement. We assessed the association of mortality to pre-LVAD right ventricular end systolic volume index (RVESVI), right ventricular end diastolic volume index (RVEDVI), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by CMR. Right ventricular stroke work index (RVSWI) was determined by preLVAD right heart c...

The impact of the pericardium on right ventricular performance in the presence of normal filling pressures was evaluated using a rapid response RVEF thermodilution pulmonary artery catheter and TEE. In eight patients with normal right coronary arteries undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery, hemodynamic measurements revealed increased right ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes ...

Multiple measurements of left ventricular volumes, ejection fractions, and circulatory pressures were made under conditions of varied outflow resistance in five intact anesthetized dogs by using a biplane videoangiographic recording system which displays simultaneously two roentgen images on the same television screen, records the images on video tape, and requires low radiation levels and smal...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in right ventricular function during acute coronary occlusion produced by inflating a coronary angioplasty balloon catheter. BACKGROUND Alterations in right ventricular function are well known to occur in patients with acute myocardial infarction or ischemic cardiomyopathy. However, the changes in right ventricular function resul...