Does reduced lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide predict the presence of pulmonary hypertension?

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 340, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-59

  Delcour, Kimberly S ^a   Singla, Atul ^a   Jarbou, Mohammad ^a   Alpert, Martin ^a   Dabbagh, Ousama ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77954660313     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181dd1a89     Document Type: Article

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