ArticleThe international journal of cardiovascular imaging2019
Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function: current clinical practice.
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- The association of right ventricular function with outcomes after cardiac surgery: a systematic review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025Pooled it
- Association between right ventricular dysfunction and mortality in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical cardiology · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of neurally adjusted ventilator assist versus pressure support ventilation on asynchronies and cardiac function in pediatric liver transplantation.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- International practices and variability in right heart echocardiography: results from the RVNet(Work) international survey.Echo research and practice · 2026Article
- Right ventricular free-wall strain-based risk stratification for temporary mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock.ESC heart failure · 2026Article
- Automated assessment of right ventricular systolic function from coronary angiograms with video-based artificial intelligence algorithms: development, validation, comparison against humans, and prospective deployment.European heart journal. Digital health · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Function.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Challenges and opportunities in assessing right ventricular structure and function: a Roadmap for standardization, clinical implementation and research.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2026Review
- Basal-Predominant Right-Ventricular Dysfunction in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy: An Integrated Biventricular Strain Analysis.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Association of Estimated Plasma Volume Status With Invasive Hemodynamics and Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease.Pulmonary circulation · 2025Article
- Advances and challenges in echocardiographic diagnosis and management of cardiac amyloidosis.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2025Review
- Right Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Before Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Impact on 5-Year Follow-Up Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Right ventricular outflow tract fractional shortening: a novel diagnostic parameter for pulmonary hypertension.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2025Observational
- The Advances in Utilizing Right Ventricular Function as a Predictor of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Recovery: A Single Centre Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Elevating Right Ventricular Assessment: The Transformative Prognostic Power of RVGLS/PASP Ratio in Acute Heart Failure.International journal of heart failure · 2024Article
- Association of mildly elevated pulmonary vascular resistance with major cardiovascular events in pulmonary hypertension and chronic kidney disease: A retrospective cohort analysis.Pulmonary circulation · 2024Article
- Challenges in Standardizing 3D Echocardiographic Measurements: The Need for Universal Guidelines.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
- Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Outcome of New-onset Systolic Heart Failure After Liver Transplantation: A Single-center Cohort.Transplantation direct · 2023Article
- Ethnic differences in right ventricular structure and function in urbanized hypertensive patients in the Gornaya Shoriya region.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery after 18 Months-Is There an Influence of the Initial Right Ventricle Diastolic Dysfunction?Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Article
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Abstract
Echocardiographic evaluation of right ventricular (RV) function is a challenge due to the complex anatomy of the RV. Several transthoracic echocardiographic methods have been suggested for the quantification of RV function. However, many of the parameters are time consuming and need dedicated hardware and software. We suspected that the majority of the established markers are not used on a wide basis. In a multinational online survey, we evaluated the use of current clinical standards for the quantification of RV function in clinical practice. Through the network of an Ultrasound Online Teaching Platform, echocardiographers were invited to participate in an open online survey. The participants were asked about the parameters (eyeballing, TAPSE, S', fractional area change, RIMP, 3D-EF, dp/dt, longitudinal strain) they used in clinical practice. A total of 1150 participants from 109 countries completed the survey. Only eyeballing (72%), TAPSE (69%), and S' (31%) were commonly used in clinical routine. These methods were applied significantly less common in low-income economies when compared to high-income economies. Twenty-three percent of all participants stated to rely on eyeballing only, when evaluating RV function in clinical routine. New technologies, such as global longitudinal strain (3%) and 3D echocardiography (1%) were rarely applied independent of region and economic strength. Eyeballing and TAPSE are the most widely used methods in echocardiography for the assessment of RV function. Although advanced parameters such as longitudinal strain and 3D echocardiography were shown to be highly accurate, they are rarely used in clinical routine.
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