Reference intervals for the echocardiographic measurements of the right heart in African school children and adolescents

Echocardiography is the primary imaging modality for the diagnosis and management of right ventricular (RV) failure.[2-5] Besides aiding in the diagnosis and management of conditions such as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, pulmonary embolism, and RV infarction, the echocardiographic evaluation of the right heart plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart diseases where the RV often serves as the main pumping chamber...

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Medicine

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Lemmer, Carolina Elisabet

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Mayosi, Bongani M
• Engel, Mark E
• Stanfliet, John Christian

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12247

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12247