Right ventricular functional assessment by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography is useful for withdrawal from a right ventricular assist device: a case report

Abstract Right ventricular assist device (RVAD) implantation is one type of surgical treatment used for right heart failure. It is important to assess right ventricular (RV) function precisely when RVAD withdrawal is considered. Although assessment of RV function is difficult due to its complicated...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Taenaka, Tatsuyuki Imada, Ryuichiro Abe, Akinori Uchiyama, Yuji Fujino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-017-0112-7