Non-invasive stroke volume assessment in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: left-sided data mandatory

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is an emerging modality in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). Derivation of stroke volume (SV) from the pulmonary flow curves is considered as a...

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Main Authors: Westerhof Nico, Postmus Pieter E, Boonstra Anco, Marcus J Tim, Mauritz Gert-Jan, Vonk-Noordegraaf Anton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/10/1/51