Echocardiographic pressure –strain loop‐derived stroke work of the right ventricle: validation against the gold standard

ConclusionsIntegrated echo measurement of pressure –strain loop-derived SW correlates with PV loop-based assessment of RV SW. Wasted work correlates with invasive measures of load-independent RV function. Given the methodological and anatomical challenges of RV work assessment, evolution of this approach by incorporating more elaborated echo analy sis data and an RV reference curve might improve its reliability to mirror invasively assessed RV SW.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - July 7, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Manuel J. Richter, Philipp Douschan, Federico Fortuni, Henning Gall, Hossein A. Ghofrani, Stanislav Keranov, Nils Kremer, Steffen D. Kriechbaum, Zvonimir A. Rako, Andreas J. Rieth, Bruno Brito Rocha, Werner Seeger, Daniel Zedler, Selin Yildiz Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research