Right ventricular (RV) function represents a prognostic marker in patients with congenital heart defects (CHD), essentially in patients with right bundle branch block (RBBB). Due to the limitations of echocardiographic ventricle volume assessment, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is nowadays the method of choice in the follow-up of these patients. In a recently published study it has been shown that delayed RV contraction due to RBBB should be taken into account when performing CMR volumetric assessment with short axis plane method. Since recent recommendations suggest axial plane volume measurements, therefore current work was designed to assess the impact of RBBB on cardiac volumetric parameters evaluated with the axial plane method. Read More

Meeting name: IPR 2016 Conjoint Meeting & Exhibition , 2016

Authors: Nagy Eszter, Marterer Robert, Tschauner Sebastian, Grangl Gernot, Sorantin Erich

Keywords: cardiac MRI, volumetry, congenital heart defects