Diagnostic value of transthoracic doppler echocardiography in pulmonary hypertension: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1261-1264

  Zhang, Rui Feng ^a   Zhou, Lin ^b   Ma, Guo Feng ^a   Shao, Fang Chun ^a   Wu, Xiao Hong ^a   Ying, Ke Jing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

blood pressure; diagnosis; hypertension; meta analysis; noninvasive; pulmonary hypertension; transthoracic Doppler echocardiography

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952277477     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.188     Document Type: Review

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