Right atrial size and function in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with disorders of respiratory system or hypoxemia

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 322-331

  Cioffi, Giovanni ^a   de Simone, Giovanni ^b   Mureddu, Gianfrancesco ^c   Tarantini, Luigi ^d   Stefenelli, Carlo ^a  

^a Villa Bianca Hospital   (Italy)

^b FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAN MARTINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disorders of the respiratory system and or hypoxemia; Echocardiography; Pulmonary hypertension; Right atrial size and function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STARLING LAW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 34548318862     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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