Commentary: Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Pressures and Right Ventricular Function after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Simple Approach for the Intensivist

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Stefan Kurath-Koller¹ 

关键词: PAH;    pediatrics;    RV function;    echocardiography;    critical care;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2018.00136

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

A recent multicenter analysis in pediatric intensive care units shows, that despite of therapeutic advances, the disease burden and mortality of children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains significant (1). This calls into attention a recent Review by in Frontiers in Pediatrics which we read with great interest. The article “Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Pressures and Right Ventricular Function after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Simple Approach for the Intensivist” by Beghetti (2) describes an extremely useful overview how to use an echocardiography approach to quickly evaluate pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) and right ventricular (RV) function in children in regard of PAH in the intensive care unit setting. The author elaborates that in this population there is a clear need for a thoroughly evaluation of children with an “RV under pressure,” using the first line investigation echocardiography (2). Children with PAH still are challenging in regard of evaluation and treatment (3).

【 授权许可】

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