Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of latent pulmonary hypertension by passive leg raising

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 651-655

  Ohashi, Masuo ^a   Sato, Koichi ^a   Suzuki, Shin ^a   Kinoshita, Miho ^a   Miyagawa, Koichi ^a   Kojima, Masayoshi ^a   Dohi, Yasuaki ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Latent pulmonary hypertension; Leg raising; Pulsed Doppler echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THERMODILUTION;

EID: 0031444751     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199710000-00008     Document Type: Article

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