Isolated diastolic dysfunction of right ventricle: Stress-induced pulmonary hypertension

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 475-476

  Faludi, R ^a   Komocsi A ^a   Bozo J ^a   Kumanovics G ^a   Czirjak L ^a   Papp, L ^a   Simor, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSLUCENT LUNG; LETTER; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; STRESS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 40649097315     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00124207     Document Type: Letter

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