Detection of right sided heart changes and pulmonary hypertension in COPD patients

Detection of right sided heart changes and pulmonary hypertension in COPD patients

Rationale: Assessing the function of the right side of the heart along with diagnosing of pulmonary hypertension and studying the hemodynamic abnormalities, thus studying functional limitations of pulmonary hypertension on COPD patients. Methods: Data from 51 COPD male patients between December 2012...

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Main Authors: Medhat Soliman, Hussen Heshmat, Yousif Amen, Usama Elgameel Aboelhassan, Karim Mahmod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Hypoxemia
Pulmonary hypertension
Echocardiography
Pulmonary catheterization
Respiratory function tests
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200197

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