Cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Its role in the diagnosis and evaluation of pulmonary arterial hypertension;Papel de la resonancia magnética cardiovascular en el diagnóstico y evaluación de la hipertensión arterial pulmonar

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 755-760

  Pamboucas, Constantinos ^a   Nihoyannopoulos, Petros ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; WARFARIN;

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEADY STATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33749593930     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13091877     Document Type: Editorial

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