DMW – Klinischer Fortschritt, Table of Contents Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2011; 136(22): 1184-1186DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280536 Kardiologie | Commentary Kardiologie © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York Diagnose und Therapie der rechtsventrikulären Dysfunktion Diagnosis and treatment of right ventricular dysfunctionS. Steiner1 , M. Böhm2 1Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie, Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf 2Klinik für Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article Schlüsselwörter rechtsventrikuläre Dysfunktion - pulmonale Hypertonie Keywords right ventricular dysfunction - pulmonary hypertension Full Text References Literatur 1 Ferlinz J. Right ventricular function in adult cardiovascular disease. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 1982; 25 225-267 2 Galie N, Hoeper M. et al . Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Eur Heart J. 2009; 30 2493-2537 3 Galie N, Negro L, Simonneau G. The use of combination therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Respir Rev. 2009; 18 148-153 4 Ghio S, Gavazzi A, Campana C. et al . Independent and additive prognostic value of right ventricular systolic function and pulmonary artery pressure in patients with chronic heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011; 37 133-138 5 Handoko M L, de Man F S, Allaart C P. et al . Perspective on novel therapeutic strategies for right heart failure in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Respir Rev. 2010; 19 72-82 6 Higgins S L, Hummel J D, Niazi I K. et al . Cardiac resynchronization therapy for the treatment of heart failure in patients with intraventricular conduction delay and malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2001; 42 1454-1459 7 Hoeper M M, Markevych I, Spiekerkoetter E. Goal-oriented treatment and combination therapy for pulmonal arterial hypertension. Eur Respir J. 2005; 26 858-863 8 Hori Y, Tada H, Nakamura K. et al . Presence of structural heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction predict hospitalizations for new-onset heart failure after right ventricular apical pacing. Europace. 2011; 13 230-236 9 Methvin A B. et al . Ventilatory inefficiancy reflects right ventricular dysfunction in systemic heart failure. Chest. 2011; 139 617-625 10 Nunes M C, Abreu C D. et al . Effect of pacing induced ventricular dyssynchrony on right ventricular function. PACE. 2010; 34 155-162 11 Rudski L G, Lai W W, Afilalo J. et al . Guidelines for the echocardiographic assessment of the right heart in adults. J Am Soc Echocardiography. 2010; 23 685-713 12 Tongers J, Schwerdtfeger B, Klein G. Incidence and clinical relevance of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in pulmonary hypertension. Am Heart J. 2007; 153 127-132 13 Torbicki A. Cardiac magnetic resonance in pulmonary artery hypertension. Eur Heart J. 2007; 28 1187-1189 PD Dr. Stephan Steiner Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie, AngiologieUniversitätsklinikum Düsseldorf Moorenstr. 5 40225 Düsseldorf Email: Stephan.Steiner@med.uni-duesseldorf.de