Pulmonary artery distensibility in pulmonary arterial hypertension: An MRI pilot study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 476-481

  Jardim, C ^a   Rochitte, C E ^b   Humbert, M ^c   Rubenfeld, G ^d   Jasinowodolinski, D ^b   Carvalho, C R R ^a   Souza, R ^a,b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Fleury   (Brazil)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute vasodilator response; Haemodynamic evaluation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pulmonary artery distensibility; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC OUTPUT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; STROKE VOLUME; VASODILATION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 33847706595     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00016806     Document Type: Article

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