Decrease in Anteroposterior Length of the Chest after Chest Closure in Cardiac Surgery May Cause Perioperative Changes in Right Ventricular Function Assessed by Myocardial Deformation and 3-Dimensional Echocardiography

We thank the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, as well as Marcell Donauer et al., for reporting interesting echocardiography findings of right ventricular function, particularly after the chest closure after cardiac surgery.1Donauer M Schneider J Jander N Perioperative changes of right ventricular function in cardiac surgical patients assessed by myocardial deformation analysis and 3-dimensional echocardiography.J Cardiothorac...