MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES AND DIASTOLIC CHARACTERISTICS OF RIGHT VENTRICLE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE EVALUATED BY DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is characterized by significant long-term airway obstruction associated with the impaired inflammatory response, represents a progressive disease disturbing the structure and function of the heart, finally leading to cor pulmonale (CP). Pulmonary v...

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Main Authors: Nela Perhoč, Milan Radović, Milan Pavlović, Milivoje Živković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine 2005-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Medianae
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Online Access:http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2005-html/4-broj/MORFOLOSKE%20PROMENE.....pdf