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Right Heart Functional Changes in the Acute, Hypercapnic Exacerbations of COPD

Objective. To investigate the correlation between respiratory failure and the pulmonary circulation. We focused on anatomical and functional changes of the right heart. Design. Clinical investigation. Methods. We evaluated 75 patients hospitalized in our respiratory ward for COPD exacerbation. All p...

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Autores principales: Terzano, Claudio, Romani, Sofia, Gaudio, Carlo, Pelliccia, Francesco, Serao, Mattia, Vitarelli, Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25050365
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/596051