Longitudinal and transverse movements of the right ventricle: Both are important in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 556-557

  Kind, Taco ^a   Marcus, J Tim ^a   Westerhof, Nico ^a   Vonk Noordegraaf, Anton ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 80051538335     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-3195     Document Type: Letter

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