Point: Can doppler echocardiography estimates of pulmonary artery systolic pressures be relied upon to accurately make the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension? Yes

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1533-1536

  Rudski, Lawrence G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84878524807     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-0296     Document Type: Editorial

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