Comparison between transthoracic doppler echocardiography and right heart catheterization for pulmonary hypertension evaluation

M. Gazzana, A. John, S. Fagondes, M. Wainstein, D. Spader, D. Rigotti, S. Menna Barreto (Porto Alegre – Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Pulmonary vascular disease and other pulmonary conditions: miscellaneous
Session: Pulmonary vascular disease and other pulmonary conditions: miscellaneous
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1070
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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M. Gazzana, A. John, S. Fagondes, M. Wainstein, D. Spader, D. Rigotti, S. Menna Barreto (Porto Alegre – Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). Comparison between transthoracic doppler echocardiography and right heart catheterization for pulmonary hypertension evaluation. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 1070

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