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A publication of the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology
Uma publicação do Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia
DOI: 10.5935/2318-8219.20200008
Abstract Introduction Assessment of right chambers dimensions and function according to gender, age, body surface area and body mass index is not uniformly performed. Objective To evaluate, by transthoracic echocardiography dimensions and function of right chambers, according to gender, body surface area and body mass index in an outpatient population. Method Cross-sectional study. Eighty-one patients were selected, 60.4 ± 13.5 years (57 women, 70%). Parameters assessed were the following: proximal, basal, medium and longitudinal, right ventricle diameter; right atrium area […]
Keywords: Echocardiography; Heart Ventricles; Organ Size