Right ventricular ejection fraction and NT-proBNP are both indicators of wall stress in pulmonary hypertension

Vonk Noordegraaf A., Westerhof N.

Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 29: 622-623
Journal Issue: April
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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