Echocardiography and pulmonary artery pressure: correlation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
J Postgrad Med
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1992 Jan-Mar; 38(1): 24-6
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-116091
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to assess whether 2 dimensional echocardiography can provide reliable parameters to quantitatively estimate pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Twenty subjects, 16 males and 4 females, mean age 54.5 year +/- 4.92 were evaluated. Right ventricular dimensions were measured using subcostal 2- dimensional (2D) approach viz. right ventricular maximum short axis (Rv) and tricuspid annulus (TA). Free right ventricular anterior wall (AW) was measured by M-Mode. A 2D Index was calculated RV x TA + Aw and the same correlated with mean pulmonary artery pressure (r = 0.97). This appears to be a useful non-invasive method foe estimating PH in cases of COPD.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Echocardiography
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Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
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Hypertension, Pulmonary
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Lung Diseases, Obstructive
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Lung Volume Measurements
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Journal:
J Postgrad Med
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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