Right ventricle Tei-index: A tool to increase the accuracy of non-invasive detection of pulmonary arterial hypertension in connective tissue diseases | Zendy

M.J. Vonk | Zendy; Mikael Sander | Zendy; Fhj Vandenhoogen | Zendy; P VANRIEL | Zendy; Freek W.A. Verheugt | Zendy; A VANDIJK | Zendy

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Right ventricle Tei-index: A tool to increase the accuracy of non-invasive detection of pulmonary arterial hypertension in connective tissue diseases

Author(s) -

M.J. Vonk,

Mikael Sander,

Fhj Vandenhoogen,

P VANRIEL,

Freek W.A. Verheugt,

A VANDIJK

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

european journal of echocardiography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1525-2167

pISSN - 1532-2114

DOI - 10.1016/j.euje.2006.06.002

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricle , pulmonary wedge pressure , pulmonary hypertension , cardiac index , diastole , vascular resistance , cardiac catheterization , connective tissue disease , pulmonary artery , blood pressure , cardiac output , disease , autoimmune disease

To assess the accuracy of echocardiography for predicting pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in a cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis and other connective tissue diseases, and to evaluate whether addition of the right ventricular (RV) Tei-index contributes to the non-invasive diagnosis of PAH in this patient group.

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