Abstract
Right ventricular (RV) function is an important prognostic determinant in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (aPE) and chronic pulmonary hypertension (cPH) [1,2]. Furthermore, echocardiography has been proven useful in identifying the extent of RV involvement and magnitude of RV strain in these patients [3,4]. However, the routine use of echocardiography in aPE not only has been limited to hemodynamically unstable patients unable to be transported or when a multidetector CT is not available, but also has been excluded from currently used diagnostic aPE algorithms for lack of consistent objective echocardiographic measures [5].
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