Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5954697 | Chest | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
A PA:A ratio > 1 on CT scan outperforms echocardiography for diagnosing resting PH in patients with severe COPD.
Keywords
mPAPDiastolic pulmonary artery pressureSPAPPASPROCUABRHCdPAPAortaUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamPulmonary arteryPVRpulmonary artery systolic pressuresystolic pulmonary artery pressuremean pulmonary artery pressurePulmonary vascular resistanceright-sided heart catheterizationreceiver operating characteristic
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Authors
Anand S. MD, J. Michael MD, Sonia MD, FCCP, Surya P. MD, FCCP, Keith M. MD, FCCP, Mark T. MD,