Use of noninvasive tools in primary pulmonary hypertension to assess the correlation of right ventricular function with functional capacity and to predict outcome

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-215

  Zafrir, Nili ^a   Zingerman, Boris ^a   Solodky, Alejandro ^a   Ben Dayan, Daniel ^a   Sagie, Alex ^a   Sulkes, Jaqueline ^a   Mats, Israel ^a   Kramer, M R ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

6 Min walk; NYHA; PPH; RV function

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTACYCLIN; STANNOUS PYROPHOSPHATE; TECHNETIUM 99M; UNIPROST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG PRESSURE; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 33947250822     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9140-5     Document Type: Article

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