Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Is Reduced in Infants with Pulmonary Hypertension

Dala Zakaria, Ritu Sachdeva, Jeffrey M. Gossett, Xinyu Tang, Matthew J. O’Connor

Echocardiography · 2014 · 27 citations · 20 references

Abstract

TAPSE is a feasible and reproducible marker of RV systolic function in infants with PH and is superior to tricuspid annular S' and RVFAC. Longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate the role of TAPSE in serial evaluation of PH.

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