Right and left ventricular function in lowlanders with COPD travelling to moderate altitude

Silvia Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland), Mona Lichtblau, Tsogyal Latshang, Michael Furian, Séverine Müller-Mottet, Silke Kueest, Deobrah Flueck, Batyr Osmonov, Malcolm Kohler, Felix Tanner, Ekkehard Gruenig, Konrad E. Bloch, Silvia Ulrich

Source: International Congress 2015 – Pulmonary hypertension in lung disease
Session: Pulmonary hypertension in lung disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3756
Disease area: Airway diseases, Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Silvia Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland), Mona Lichtblau, Tsogyal Latshang, Michael Furian, Séverine Müller-Mottet, Silke Kueest, Deobrah Flueck, Batyr Osmonov, Malcolm Kohler, Felix Tanner, Ekkehard Gruenig, Konrad E. Bloch, Silvia Ulrich. Right and left ventricular function in lowlanders with COPD travelling to moderate altitude. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 3756

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