False-positive diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension by Doppler echocardiography

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1476-1478

  Vachiery J L ^a   Brimioulle, S ^a   Crasset, V ^a   Naeije, R ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Pulmonary hypertension; Transducer tipped pulmonary catheter; Tricuspid regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 0032424547     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061476     Document Type: Article

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