Comparative accuracy of non-invasive imaging versus right heart catheterization for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Comparative accuracy of non-invasive imaging versus right heart catheterization for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Right heart catheterization (RHC) is the gold-standard in the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension (PH) but at the cost of procedure-related complications. We sought to determine the comparative accuracy of RHC versus non-invasive imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT), magne...

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Main Authors: Waqas Ullah, Artem Minalyan, Sameer Saleem, Nayab Nadeem, Hafez M. Abdullah, Abdelmohaymin Abdalla, Vincent Chan, Rehan Saeed, Maria Khan, Sara Collins, Maryam Mukhtar, Harshwant Grover, Yasar Sattar, Ankur Panchal, Smitha Narayana Gowda, Uneza Khwaja, Bilal Lashari, David L. Fischman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906720302669

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