Impact of pulmonary vascular stiffness and vasodilator treatment in pediatric pulmonary hypertension: 21 patient-specific fluid-structure interaction studies

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 617-628

  Su, Zhenbi ^a   Hunter, Kendall S ^b   Shandas, Robin ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR); Pulmonary vascular stiffness (PVS); Right ventricular (RV) power; Vasodilator treatment

Indexed keywords

PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE (PVR); RIGHT VENTRICULAR; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; VASODILATOR TREATMENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; COLLAGEN; GLYCOPROTEINS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PATIENT TREATMENT;

HEMODYNAMICS;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFANT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VASCULAR STIFFNESS; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE PRESSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMULATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

CHILD; COMPLIANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84867395633     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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