Limitations inherent to the simplified bernoulli equation explain the inaccuracy of doppler echocardiographic estimates of pulmonary artery pressures in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 270-

  Giardini, Alessandro ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VISCOSITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SIMPLIFIED BERNOULLI EQUATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 79960419906     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0344     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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