The Value of Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Chronic Heart Failure: The Role of Echocardiography

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.