New index alpha improves detection of pulmonary hypertension in comparison with other cardiac magnetic resonance indices

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-30

  Moral, Sergio ^a,b   Fernández Friera, Leticia ^a   Stevens, Gerin ^c   Guzman, Gabriela ^a,d,e   García Alvarez, Ana ^a,e,f   Nair, Ajith ^a   Evangelista, Arturo ^b   Fuster, Valentin ^a,e   Garcia, Mario J ^c   Sanz, Javier ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^e CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDEX ALPHA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860377347     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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