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Oct 2026
Right ventricular free wall strain independently predicts short-term mortality in patients with acute dyspnoea
Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is increasingly recognized as an important determinant of adverse outcomes in acute cardiopulmonary conditions. Conventional echocardiographic parameters may inadequately represent RV systolic function due to the complex RV geometry. Speckle-tracking echocardiography allows quan...
G. Čėsnaitė, K. Čerlinskaitė-Bajorė, D. Verikas et al.
· European Heart Journal · 0 citations