Understanding late gadolinium enhancement in pulmonary hypertension

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 501-503

  Bradlow, William M ^a,d   Assomull, Ravi ^a   Kilner, Philip J ^a,d   Gibbs, J Simon R ^c,d   Sheppard, Mary N ^b,d   Mohiaddin, Raad H ^a,d  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Brompton Hospital   (United States)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INDEX; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; AGED; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955481521     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.109.919779     Document Type: Article

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