Diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary vascular disease by doppler echocardiography

Pulmonary Circulation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-181

  Roberts, Justin D ^a   Forfia, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Echocardiogram; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricular function

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865797966     PISSN: 20458932     EISSN: 20458940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2045-8932.83446     Document Type: Review

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