Abstract

The best way to record the right ventricular wall by echocardiography was investigated in 40 consecutive adult subjects with normal hearts and with various congenital and acquired cardiac disorders.The right ventricular wall echo was recorded by (1) an anterior approach from the left sternal border in the supine position with 2-25 and 5'0 MHz transducers; (2) a subxiphoid approach with a 2-25 MHz transducer; and (3) an anterior approach in an 80-degree sitting position with 2*25 and 5 0 MHz transducers.The highest successful recording rate (80%) was obtained by an anterior approach in the supine position with a 5 0 MHz transducer.The recording success rate by an anterior approach in the sitting position was 70 and 37-5 per cent with 5.0 and 2-25 MHz transducers, respectively, and the success rate by a subxiphoid approach was 50 per cent.The normal range of the right ventricular wall thickness in 25 out of another 32 normal adults examined by the best way was 2-4±0-5 mm.When divided by body surface area, the normal right

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Year
1980
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article
Volume
44
Issue
1
Pages
55-61
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32
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Tsukasa Tsuda, Toshitami Sawayama, Naoko Kawai et al. (1980). Echocardiographic measurement of right ventricular wall thickness in adults by anterior approach.. Heart , 44 (1) , 55-61. https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.44.1.55

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10.1136/hrt.44.1.55