Echocardiographic assessment in lowlanders vs. highlanders living above 2500m

M. Lichtblau (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Saxer (Zurich, Switzerland), P. Bader (Zurich, Switzerland), M. Furian (Zurich, Switzerland), P. Scheiwiller (Zurich, Switzerland), M. Mademilov (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), B. Estebesova (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), B. Osmonov (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), N. Marazhapov (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), U. Sheraliev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), T. Sooronbaev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan), K. Bloch (Zurich, Switzerland), S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland)

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: 3325
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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