Validity of tissue Doppler markers in the assessment of pulmonary hypertension

The accuracy of tissue Doppler parameters of right ventricular function including Isovolumic relaxation time (IVRT) and Isovolumic contraction time (IVCT) have not been validated sufficiently in pulmonary hypertensive patients (pts). Purpose: To assess the ability of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) – a...

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Main Authors: Abdo Nasr, Heba Farouk, Zeinab Ashour, Mohamed Abdel Ghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260813001981