Left ventricular dysfunction in patients with suspected pulmonary arterial hypertension

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of right heart catheterization in the diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS: We evaluated clinical, functional, and hemodynamic data from all patients who underwent right h...

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Main Authors: Francisca Gavilanes, José Leonidas Alves Jr, Caio Fernandes, Luis Felipe Lopes Prada, Carlos Viana Poyares Jardim, Luciana Tamie Kato Morinaga, Bruno Arantes Dias, Susana Hoette, Rogerio Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132014000600609&lng=en&tlng=en