Right heart structural changes are independently associated with exercise capacity in non-severe COPD.

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) occurs frequently and results in functional limitation in advanced COPD. Data regarding the functional consequence of PH in less severe COPD are limited. Whether echocardiographic evidence of right sided heart pathology is associated with functional outcomes in patients w...

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Main Authors: Michael J Cuttica, Sanjiv J Shah, Sharon R Rosenberg, Randy Orr, Lauren Beussink, Jane E Dematte, Lewis J Smith, Ravi Kalhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3248404?pdf=render