Right ventricular size and contractile reserve significantly correlate in patients with pulmonary hypertension

L. Fischer (Heidelberg, Germany), N. Benjamin (Heidelberg, Germany), B. Egenlauf (Heidelberg, Germany), S. Harutyunova (Heidelberg, Germany), H. Lorenz (Heidelberg, Germany), N. Blank (Heidelberg, Germany), A. Marra (Naples, Italy), C. Nagel (Baden-Baden, Germany), C. Fischer (Heidelberg, Germany), E. Gruenig (Heidelberg, Germany)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Pulmonary hypertension: right ventricle function, haemodynamics and exercise
Session: Pulmonary hypertension: right ventricle function, haemodynamics and exercise
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3319
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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