ECG signs of right ventricular hypertrophy may help distinguish pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension due to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 614-618

  Goncalvesova, E ^a   Luknar, M ^a   Lesny, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Ecg; Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; HYPERTROPHY, RIGHT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 82055200647     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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