Right Ventricular Structure and Function in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with or without Pulmonary Hypertension

Aims To elucidate right ventricular ( RV ) function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ( IPF ) with and without pulmonary hypertension ( PH ) and its relation to other features of the disease. Methods and Results Clinical evaluation, standard Doppler echo, Doppler myocardial imaging ( DMI ), and 2D strain echocardiography ( STE ) of RV septal and lateral walls were performed in 52 IPF patients (66.5 ± 8.5 years; 27 males) and in 45...