Reflections on wave reflections in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 785-787

  Naeije, Robert ^a,b   Huez, Sandrine ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Erasme Campus CP 604 ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENDARTERECTOMY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WAVEFORM;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 34548309326     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm040     Document Type: Editorial

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