Echocardiographic evaluation of heart in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient and its co-relation with the severity of disease

Echocardiographic evaluation of heart in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient and its co-relation with the severity of disease

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has considerable effects on cardiac functions, including those of the right ventricle, left ventricle, and pulmonary blood vessels. Most of the increased mortality associated with COPD is due to cardiac involvement. Echocardiography provides a...

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Main Authors: N K Gupta, Ritesh Kumar Agrawal, A B Srivastav, M L Ved
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cor pulmonale
echocardiography
pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2011;volume=28;issue=2;spage=105;epage=109;aulast=Gupta

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