Echocardiography in patients evaluated for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction: is it useful and is there a CT-derived alternative?

M. van der Molen (Groningen, Netherlands), J. Hartman (Groningen, Netherlands), J. Van Melle (Groningen, Netherlands), H. Kerstjens (Groningen, Netherlands), K. Klooster (Groningen, Netherlands), T. Willems (Groningen, Netherlands), D. Slebos (Groningen, Netherlands)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Thoracic surgery
Session: Thoracic surgery
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2210
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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