Assessment of compliance in pulmonary arterial hypertension

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1603-1604

  Souza, Rogerio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART CYCLE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

COMPLIANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 46849121593     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn181     Document Type: Editorial

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