Echocardiographic estimation of pulmonary pressures

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 545-554

  Posteraro, Alfredo ^a   Salustri, Alessandro ^a   Trambaiolo, Paolo ^a   Amici, Elisabetta ^a   Gambelli, Giancarlo ^a  

^a Cardiology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler; Pulmonary pressures; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG PRESSURE; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRICUSPID VALVE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 33746592130     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000234773.81077.68     Document Type: Review

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