Clinical impact of atrial fibrillation in patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Clinical impact of atrial fibrillation in patients with pulmonary hypertension.

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with progressive impairment of right ventricular function, reduced exercise capacity and a poor prognosis. Little is known about the prevalence, clinical manifestation and impact of atrial fibrillation (AF) on cardiac function in PH. METHODS: In...

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Main Authors: Dennis Rottlaender, Lukas J Motloch, Daniela Schmidt, Sara Reda, Robert Larbig, Martin Wolny, Daniel Dumitrescu, Stephan Rosenkranz, Erland Erdmann, Uta C Hoppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3306317?pdf=render

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