Non-volumetric echocardiographic indices and qualitative assessment of right ventricular systolic function in Ebstein's anomaly: comparison with CMR-derived ejection fraction in 49 patients

Conclusion
Overall echocardiographic parameters of RV function correlate poorly with CMR-derived EF in patients with EA. Only 2D global longitudinal RV strain correlated weakly with CMR-derived RVEF. However, the sensitivity and specificity for detecting RV dysfunction using 2D strain imaging were comparable with qualitative RV functional assessment.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - July 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kühn, A., Meierhofer, C., Rutz, T., Rondak, I.-C., Röhlig, C., Schreiber, C., Fratz, S., Ewert, P., Vogt, M. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research