Ventricular Septal Defect Doppler Peak Gradient Underestimates Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure in the Presence of Right Bundle Branch Block

Authors

Santosh C Uppu
Shubhika Srivastava
Barry A Love

Publication Date

11-16-2022

Journal

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology

Abstract

Estimation of the right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) using echocardiographically derived maximal instantaneous gradient across the ventricular septal defect is a well-utilized tool, which can potentially underestimate the RVSP in patients with conduction abnormalities as such its utility in these patients is questionable.

Keywords

Right bundle branch block, right ventricular systolic pressure, tricuspid regurgitation, ventricular septal defect

Comments

PMID: 36589654