Proximal pulmonary emboli modify right ventricular ejection pattern

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 616-621

  Torbicki, A ^a   Kurzyna, M ^a   Ciurzynski, M ^b   Pruszczyk, P ^b   Pacho, R ^b   Kuch Wocial, A ^b   Szulc, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Doppler echocardiography; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032903091     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.13361699     Document Type: Article

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