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Figure 1 | Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Figure 1

From: Acute hemodynamic effect of inhaled iloprost in pulmonary artery hypertension evaluated with echocardiography

Figure 1

Transthoracic echocardiogram showing left ventricle long and short axis views before iloprost nebulization. This echocardiography reveals the severe right ventricular dilatation and hypertrophy. As the right ventricle undergoes dilation and hypertrophy, its crescentic shape is lost and the septum shifts leftward compressing the left ventricle. This septum shift leads to a proportional reduction in left ventricular dimension and impaired left ventricular systolic performance.

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

ISSN: 1476-7120

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