Clinical and investigational profiles of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

Clinical and investigational profiles of elevated pulmonary artery pressures in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a major predictor of exercise tolerance and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The confirmatory and gold standard is the right heart catheterization. Noninvasive, simple and readily available parameters to frequently monitor patients...

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Main Authors: Mohammed A Agha, Maha Yousif, Rehab M Habib, Waleed Abdou, Nesreen G El-Helbawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
computed tomography pulmonary artery/ascending aorta ratio
ghrelin
pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2018;volume=67;issue=4;spage=394;epage=400;aulast=Agha

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