Evaluation of the effects of right ventricular pressure load on left ventricular myocardial mechanics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by ultrasound speckle tracking imaging.

CONCLUSIONS: Left ventricular whole peak rotation angle can be used to sensitively evaluate the change of left ventricular myocardial mechanics function in PH patients, and can reflect changes of left ventricular myocardial mechanics function in patients with COPD when mild PH occurs.
PMID: 30070330 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pharmacological Reviews - August 1, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Xia YJ, Sun HY, Jiang L, Liu B, Wang YY Tags: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci Source Type: research