Hemodynamic Effects of Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with Venocapillary Pulmonary Hypertension

Background: The hemodynamic effects of noninvasive ventilation with positive pressure in patients with pulmonary hypertension without left ventricular dysfunction are not clearly established. Objectives: Analyze the impact of increasing airway pressure with continuous positive airway pressure on h...

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Main Authors: André Moreira Bento, Luiz Francisco Cardoso, Flávio Tarasoutchi, Roney Orismar Sampaio, Luiz Junya Kajita, Pedro Alves Lemos Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2014-11-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2014002300008&lng=en&tlng=en