cardioКардиологияKardiologiia0022-90402412-5660Kardiomag10.18087/cardio.2018.5.10124cardio-142Research ArticleПРАКТИЧЕСКАЯ КАРДИОЛОГИЯ ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ ДЛЯ ПРАКТИЧЕСКИХ ВРАЧЕЙ. КЛИНИЧЕСКИЕ СЕМИНАРЫPRACTICAL CARDIOLOGY SUPPLEMENT FOR PRACTISING PHYSICIANS. CLINICAL SEMINARSЗначение дисфункции правого желудочка, правожелудочково-артериального сопряжения при хронической сердечной недостаточности: роль эхокардиографииThe Value of Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Right Ventricular - Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Chronic Heart Failure: The Role of EchocardiographyИсламоваМ. Р.IslamovaM. R.noemail@neicon.ruЛазаревП. В.LazarevP. V.noemail@neicon.ruСафароваА. Ф.SafarovaA. F.noemail@neicon.ruКобалаваЖ. Д.KobalavaZhanna D.zkobalava@mail.ruФедеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов»РоссияRUDN UniversityRussian Federation2018181120185858290Copyright © Kardiomag, 20182018KardiomagKardiomaghttps://cardio.elpub.ru/jour/about/submissions#copyrightNoticehttps://cardio.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/142

В обзоре рассматриваются клиническое и прогностическое значение эхокардиографических методов оценки функции правого желудочка и правожелудочково-артериального сопряжения, преимущества и недостатки эхокардиографии в сравнении с другими инструментальными исследованиями у пациентов с хронической сердечной недостаточностью.

In this review article we discuss the clinical and prognostic value of echocardiographic evaluation methods of the right ventricular function and right ventricular - pulmonary artery coupling, advantages and disadvantages of echocardiography in comparison with other instrumental methods of investigation in patients with chronic heart failure.

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