Evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients using transthoracic echocardiography
Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) frequently complicates chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) process and adversely affects the exercise capacity of such patients. However, majority of the COPD patients are not routinely evaluated for PH even though a rapid screening tool in the form o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2019;volume=3;issue=1;spage=53;epage=56;aulast=Purohit |