Evaluation and Visualization of the Right Ventricle Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

Abstract

As neonatal right ventricular (RV) function undergoes transition from fetal to neonatal circulation, evaluation of the neonatal right ventricle is important. We analyzed the RV function of three infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) using three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3D echo) and herein report the results.