Noninvasive assessment of right and left ventricular function in acute and chronic respiratory failure

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Crit. Care Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198305000-00003· OSTI ID:5899056

Matthay, R A; Berger, H J

This review evaluates noninvasive techniques for assessing cardiovascular performance in acute and chronic respiratory failure. Radiographic, radionuclide, and echocardiographic methods for determining ventricular volumes, right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) ejection fractions, and pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) are emphasized. These methods include plain chest radiography, radionuclide angiocardiography, thallium-201 myocardial imaging, and M mode and 2-dimensional echocardiography, which have recently been applied in patients to detect pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH), right ventricular enlargement, and occult ventricular performance abnormalities at rest or exercise. Moreover, radionuclide angiocardiography has proven useful in combination with hemodynamic measurements, for evaluating the short-and long-term cardiovascular effects of therapeutic agents, such as oxygen, digitalis, theophylline, beta-adrenergic agents, and vasodilators.

• Research Organization: Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
• OSTI ID: 5899056
• Journal Information: Crit. Care Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Crit. Care Med.; (United States) Vol. 11:5; ISSN CCMDC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGITALIS
DISEASES
DRUGS
DYNAMIC FUNCTION STUDIES
ELEMENTS
HEART
MEDICINAL PLANTS
MEDICINE
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ORGANS
OXYGEN
PLANTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOLOGY
VASODILATORS