ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ANATOMY OF THE RIGHT VENTRICLE: VISUALIZATION ACCESSES

Аннотация

There is now a growing interest, often overlooked and considered a bad relative of the left ventricle, to the right ventricle, especially in relation to right ventricular failure [3, 5]. Right ventricular function can be impaired as a result of pressure or volume overload, often secondary to right heart valve or muscle pathology [2, 3]. Ischemic heart disease can also lead to right ventricular dysfunction when the right coronary artery is blocked [1, 3, 29, 30]. In congenital heart disease, the right ventricle can also be affected, especially in conditions where the right ventricle maintains a systemic circulation or becomes the only pumping chamber after univentricular correction during surgery. Visualization of the right ventricle with echocardiography is challenging due to the very specific crescent shape of the right ventricle surrounding the left ventricle, but it is important and should be part of standard cardiac echocardiography.