Chapter 44. The Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Wyman W. Lai MD, MPH Director Associate Professor4,5,
- Luc L. Mertens MD, PhD Section Head Associate Professor6,7,
- Meryl S. Cohen MD Associate Professor Director8,9,10,
- Tal Geva MD Professor of Pediatrics Chief11,12
Published Online: 5 AUG 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444306309.ch44
Copyright © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult
Additional Information
How to Cite
Smallhorn, J. F. (2009) The Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, in Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult (eds W. W. Lai, L. L. Mertens, M. S. Cohen and T. Geva), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444306309.ch44
Editor Information
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Columbia University, USA
- 5
Non-Invasive Cardiology Imaging, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA
- 6
Echocardiography, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 7
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 8
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Echocardiography Laboratory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Cardiology Fellowship Training Program, The Children' Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 11
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Division of Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging, Department of Cardiology, Children' Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 5 AUG 2009
- Published Print: 25 SEP 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405174015
Online ISBN: 9781444306309
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- pulmonary arterial hypertension and echocardiographic assessment;
- pulmonary endothelial dysfunction;
- secondary pulmonary hypertension;
- exclusion of pulmonary venous obstruction;
- pulmonary valve motion patterns and pulmonary artery pressure;
- tricuspid valve regurgitation;
- pulmonary artery compliance and Doppler;
- myocardial performance index (Tei index)
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Definition of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Secondary pulmonary hypertension
Technique and pitfalls of assessing the pediatric patient with suspected pulmonary arterial hypertension
Exclusion of pulmonary venous obstruction
Echocardiographic techniques to evaluate the pulmonary vascular bed
The impact of pulmonary arterial hypertension on the right ventricle
The impact of pulmonary hypertension on the left ventricle
References