The relation between pulmonary artery pressure on echocardiography and pulmonary artery diameter on CT scan in patients with interstitial lung diseases

A. Fakharian, B. Hajihosseinlou, N. Hamidi, S. Rezaee, B. Sharif Kashani, M. Bakhshayesh Karam, N. Behzadnia, L. Gachkar, H. Emami (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Considerations in the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Pulmonary vascular diseases

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