Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction should be considered in assessing influence of pulmonary regurgitation on right ventricular volume

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1807-

  Spiewak, Mateusz ^a   Malek, Lukasz A ^a   Misko, Jolanta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART DILATATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN DILATATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART SIZE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; NOTE;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 67651089952     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp229     Document Type: Letter

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