The transpulmonary pressure gradient for the diagnosis of pulmonary vascular disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 217-223

  Naeije, Robert ^a   Vachiery, Jean Luc ^b   Yerly, Patrick ^b   Vanderpool, Rebecca ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary vascular compliance; Pulmonary vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ARTERY COMPLIANCE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE; PULSATILE FLOW; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSPULMONARY PRESSURE GRADIENT;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE;

EID: 84872186964     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00074312     Document Type: Review

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