Isolated right ventricular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis: Latent pulmonary hypertension?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 928-936

  Huez, S ^a   Roufosse, F ^a   Vachiery J L ^a   Pavelescu, A ^a   Derumeaux, G ^b   Wautrecht, J C ^a   Cogan, E ^a   Naeije, R ^a,c  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Heart failure; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricle; Systemic sclerosis; Tissue doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 38849086751     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00025607     Document Type: Article

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