Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Artery Hypertension. A Rare Finding?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 513-514

  Kiencke, Stephanie ^a   Bernheim, Alain ^a   Maggiorini, Marco ^a   Fischler, Manuel ^a   Aschkenasy, Schlomo V ^a   Dorschner, Lorenz ^a   Debrunner, Johann ^a   Bloch, Konrad ^a   Mairbäurl, Heimo ^a   Brunner La Rocca, Hans Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INDUCED PULMONARY ARTERY HYPERTENSION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; ORGAN SIZE; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 38349088997     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.10.018     Document Type: Letter

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