Noninvasive prediction of pulmonary artery pressure in patients with isolated ventricular septal defect

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 197-201

  Liberman, L ^a   Kaufman, S ^a   Alfayyadh, M ^a   Hordof, A J ^a   Apfel, H D ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary hypertension; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 0034076999     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002460010039     Document Type: Article

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