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120 Echocardiographic versus cardiac catheterisation derived measures of right heart pressures: a re...

120 Echocardiographic versus cardiac catheterisation derived measures of right heart pressures: a re...

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120 Echocardiographic versus cardiac catheterisation derived measures of right heart pressures: a retrospective analysis from the university hospitals of north midlands

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120 Echocardiographic versus cardiac catheterisation derived measures of right heart pressures: a retrospective analysis from the university hospitals of north midlands

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London: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

Journal title

Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2017-06, Vol.103 (Suppl 5), p.A90-A91

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English

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London: BMJ Publishing Group LTD

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IntroductionAssessment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a common indication for transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). PAH is defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP)>25 mmHg and is associated with reduced quality of life, increased mortality and morbidity. TTE is the major technique for screening and serial assessment. The genera...

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120 Echocardiographic versus cardiac catheterisation derived measures of right heart pressures: a retrospective analysis from the university hospitals of north midlands

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1906100734

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1906100734

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1355-6037

E-ISSN

1468-201X

DOI

10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311726.119

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