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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular echography

Pulmonary Regurgitation after Tetralogy of Fallot Repair: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge.

Selvi Senthilnathan, Andreea Dragulescu, Luc Mertens

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular echography. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. PR and QRS interval changes after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in children.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2023
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  4. Le Cœur en Sabot: shape associations with adverse events in repaired tetralogy of Fallot.Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Selvi SenthilnathanThe Labatt Family Heart Center, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON, Canada.
Andreea DragulescuThe Labatt Family Heart Center, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON, Canada.
Luc MertensThe Labatt Family Heart Center, the Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON, Canada.
Hospital for Sick Children · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPulmonary regurgitation is the key hemodynamically significant lesion in repaired tetralogy of Fallot contributing to progressive right ventricular (RV) dilatation and biventricular dysfunction. The timing for pulmonary valve replacement remains a controversial topic, and the decision to intervene depends on assessment of RV size and RV function.

objectivesThis review aims to discuss the echocardiographic techniques that can be used to assess patients with pulmonary regurgitation after the repair of tetralogy of Fallot defect. While cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is the clinical reference method, there is an important role of echocardiography in identifying patients with significant pulmonary regurgitation and assessing the RV size and function. The different echocardiographic techniques that can be used in this context are discussed. Newer techniques for assessing RV size and function include three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography, tissue Doppler and strain imaging. 3D RV volumetric reconstruction based on two-dimensional imaging is a promising new technique that could potentially replace CMR for RV volumetric assessment.

conclusionsDevelopments in echocardiographic techniques provide new insights into the impact of pulmonary regurgitation on RV structure and function. Echocardiography and CMR are complementary modalities and further research is required to define the optimal use of both techniques for this indication.

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3D reconstructionechocardiographypulmonary regurgitationright ventricular volumetetralogy of fallot

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PMID28465877
PMCPMC5353440
OpenAlexW2066977805

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