Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Aurora, CO , USA.
Front Pediatr. 2014 Nov 12;2:124. doi: 10.3389/fped.2014.00124. eCollection 2014.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can be a rapidly progressive and fatal disease. Although right heart catheterization remains the gold standard in evaluation of PH, echocardiography remains an important tool in screening, diagnosing, evaluating, and following these patients. In this article, we will review the important echocardiographic parameters of the right heart in evaluating its anatomy, hemodynamic assessment, systolic, and diastolic function in children with PH.
肺动脉高压(PH)可能是一种进展迅速且致命的疾病。尽管右心导管检查仍然是 PH 评估的金标准,但超声心动图仍然是筛选、诊断、评估和随访这些患者的重要工具。本文将回顾评估 PH 患儿右心解剖结构、血流动力学评估、收缩和舒张功能的重要超声心动图参数。