Impact of endoscopic lung volume reduction on right ventricular myocardial function.

INTRODUCTION:Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) provides a minimally invasive therapy for patients with severe lung emphysema. As its impact on right ventricular (RtV) function is undefined, we examined the extent of RtV functional changes following ELVR, as assessed by use of speckle tracking-...

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Main Authors: Carmen Pizarro, Robert Schueler, Christoph Hammerstingl, Izabela Tuleta, Georg Nickenig, Dirk Skowasch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4391861?pdf=render