Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 216-225 , March 2012

Prevalence of, Associations With, and Prognostic Value of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) Among Out-Patients Referred for the Evaluation of Heart Failure

  • Thibaud Damy, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
    • Fédération de Cardiologie at the Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier, Créteil, France
    • Unité U955, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, Créteil, France
    • Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris 12, Créteil, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Thibaud Damy, Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding, Yorkshire, UK. Tel: 0044 (0) 1 482 461 917; Fax: 0044 (0) 1 482 461 779.
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  • Anna Kallvikbacka-Bennett

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
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  • Kevin Goode, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
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  • Olga Khaleva, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
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  • Christian Lewinter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
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  • James Hobkirk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
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  • Nikolay P. Nikitin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
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  • Jean-Luc Dubois-Randé, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Fédération de Cardiologie at the Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier, Créteil, France
    • Unité U955, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, Créteil, France
    • Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris 12, Créteil, France
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  • Luc Hittinger, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Fédération de Cardiologie at the Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier, Créteil, France
    • Unité U955, Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, Créteil, France
    • Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris 12, Créteil, France
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  • Andrew L. Clark, MA, MD, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
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  • John G.F. Cleland, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Hull, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom

Received 27 May 2011 ,Revised 12 October 2011 ,Accepted 14 December 2011.

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 Funding: Dr Damy received a grant from the Société Francaise de Cardiologie/Federation Francaise de Cardiologie.

 See page 225 for disclosure information.

PII: S1071-9164(11)01321-2

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.12.003

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 216-225 , March 2012

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