Counterpoint: Can doppler echocardiography estimates of pulmonary artery systolic pressures be relied upon to accurately make the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension? No

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1536-1539

  Rich, Jonathan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84878594851     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-0297     Document Type: Editorial

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