Physiology of the pulmonary circulation and the right heart

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 623-631

  Naeije, Robert ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arterial elastance; Cardiac output; End systolic elastance; Exercise; Left atrial pressure; Pulmonary capillary pressure; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary hypertrension; Pulmonary vascular impedance; Pulmonary vascular resistance; Right ventricular function; Right ventriculo arterial coupling; Time constant; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BODY POSITION; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PULSATILE FLOW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; EXERCISE; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LUNG; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84890032168     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: 15343111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-013-0396-6     Document Type: Article

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