In pulmonary hypertension changes in right ventricular ejection fraction better predict mortality than changes in pulmonary vascular resistance

M. van de Veerdonk, J. Marcus, N. Westerhof, A. Vonk-Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Present and future medical management of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Session: Present and future medical management of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 201
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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M. van de Veerdonk, J. Marcus, N. Westerhof, A. Vonk-Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands). In pulmonary hypertension changes in right ventricular ejection fraction better predict mortality than changes in pulmonary vascular resistance. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 201

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