A simple echocardiographic method to estimate pulmonary vascular resistance

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 873-882

  Opotowsky, Alexander R ^a,b   Clair, Mathieu ^b   Afilalo, Jonathan ^c   Landzberg, Michael J ^a,b   Waxman, Aaron B ^a   Moko, Lilamarie ^b   Maron, Bradley A ^a   Vaidya, Anjali ^d   Forfia, Paul R ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84886691308     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.05.016     Document Type: Article

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