Treatment of acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation improves right ventricle function | Zendy

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Treatment of acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation improves right ventricle function

Author(s) -

Murat Akçay,

Ekrem Yeter,

Tahir Durmaz,

T. Keles,

Nuri Bayram,

Meral Uyar,

Vedat Davutoğlu,

İsa Öner Yüksel,

Mustafa Kurt,

Erhan Bozkurt

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

european journal of echocardiography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1525-2167

pISSN - 1532-2114

DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq013

Subject(s) - medicine , exacerbation , cardiology , copd , ventricle , doppler imaging , pulmonary function testing , oxygen therapy , tissue doppler echocardiography , cardiac function curve , diastole , blood pressure , heart failure , diastolic function

It was shown that cardiac function is impaired in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who have severe pulmonary hypertension (PHT). However, no previous reports have evaluated cardiac function in COPD patients before and after medical therapy for acute COPD exacerbation. In this study, we evaluated the cardiac function of COPD patients during acute COPD exacerbation.

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