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. 2017 May 25;21(1):115.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1697-y.

Echocardiography accurately predicts pulmonary hypertension in patients with advanced lung disease

Silvia Cottini  1 , Christian Benden  2 , Lars C Huber  2   3 , Mattia Arrigo  4
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Echocardiography accurately predicts pulmonary hypertension in patients with advanced lung disease

Silvia Cottini et al. Crit Care. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Advanced lung disease; Echocardiography; Pulmonary hypertension; Right heart catheterization; Transplantation.

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Correlation between RHC-measured mPAP and echocardiographic-estimated mPAP using the Chemla formula (a) and the Syyed formula (b). Values expressed as mmHg
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