The early diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension: Can we do better?

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-6

  Palevsky, Harold I ^a  

^a PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPTOM;

EID: 79960420756     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-1149     Document Type: Editorial

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