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Title:

Noninvasive Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension by Exercise Testing in Congenital Heart Disease.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Müller, Jan; Heck, Pinar Bambul; Ewert, Peter; Hager, Alfred
Abstract:
Patients with congenital heart disease and native or palliated conditions are at risk to develop pulmonary hypertension (PH) in later life. Screening for PH is currently performed by regular echocardiographic follow-up, which appears to be difficult in several congenital conditions. This study evaluated the screening for PH in congenital heart disease by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET).We analyzed our database including all patients with congenital heart disease referred for CPET in our...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Ann Thorac Surg
Year:
2017
Journal volume:
103
Journal issue:
5
Pages contribution:
1544-1549
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.038
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27914635
Print-ISSN:
0003-4975
TUM Institution:
Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler (Prof. Hess)
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