Echocardiographic evaluation of heart in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient and its co-relation with the severity of disease

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has considerable effects on cardiac functions, including those of the right ventricle, left ventricle, and pulmonary blood vessels. Most of the increased mortality associated with COPD is due to cardiac involvement. Echocardiography provides a...

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Autores principales: Gupta, N. K., Agrawal, Ritesh Kumar, Srivastav, A. B., Ved, M. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21712919
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.80321

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