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Titel:

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: the key role of echocardiography.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Review
Autor(en):
D'Alto, Michele; Romeo, Emanuele; Argiento, Paola; Di Salvo, Giovanni; Badagliacca, Roberto; Cirillo, Anna P; Kaemmerer, Harald; Bossone, Eduardo; Naeije, Robert
Abstract:
Echocardiography is a key screening tool in the diagnostic algorithm of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It provides an estimate of right ventricular function and pulmonary artery pressure, either at rest or during exercise, and is useful in ruling out secondary causes of pulmonary hypertension (PH) such as left heart disease or congenital heart disease. Several studies have showed that echocardiography is insufficiently precise as single tool for the ultimate diagnosis of PH respect to th...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Echocardiography
Jahr:
2015
Band / Volume:
32 Suppl 1
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
S23-37
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1111/echo.12283
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25244441
Print-ISSN:
0742-2822
TUM Einrichtung:
Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler (Prof. Hess)
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