Predictive values of the electrocardiogram in diagnosing pulmonary hypertension

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-218

  Al Naamani, Khalid ^a   Hijal, Tarek ^a   Nguyen, Viviane ^a   Andrew, Steve ^a   Nguyen, Tam ^a   Huynh, Thao ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echocardiogram; Electrocardiography; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44649200388     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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