Two-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of long-term prognosis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

To investigate the relationship between cardiac diastolic dysfunction and outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and to clarify the potential effect of two-dimensional echocardiography (2D-echo) on prognostic value in patients with PAH.Patients diagnosed with PAH (as WSPH (W...

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Main Authors: Ling-yue Sun, Hang Zhao, Yu Kang, Xue-dong Shen, Zong-ye Cai, Jie-yan Shen, Ben He, Cheng-de Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4259339?pdf=render