Measurement of pulmonary flow reserve and pulmonary index of microcirculatory resistance for detection of pulmonary microvascular obstruction.

<h4>Background</h4>The pulmonary microcirculation is the chief regulatory site for resistance in the pulmonary circuit. Despite pulmonary microvascular dysfunction being implicated in the pathogenesis of several pulmonary vascular conditions, there are currently no techniques for the spe...

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Main Authors: Rahn Ilsar, Chirapan Chawantanpipat, Kim H Chan, Timothy A Dobbins, Richard Waugh, Annemarie Hennessy, David S Celermajer, Martin K C Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20231900/?tool=EBI