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Phenotyping the right ventricle in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
Clinical and translational science - 1 Aug 2009
Simon Marc A, Deible Christopher, Mathier Michael A, Lacomis Joan, Goitein Orly, Shroff Sanjeev G, Pinsky Michael R
Abstract excerpt
Right ventricular (RV) failure is associated with poor outcomes in pulmonary hypertension (PH). We sought to phenotype the RV in PH patients with compensated and decompensated RV function by quantifying regional and global RV structural and functional changes. Twenty-two patients (age 51 +/- 11, 14 females, mean pulmonary artery (PA) pressure range 13-79 mmHg) underwent right heart catheterization,...
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