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Right ventricular adaptation to pulmonary pressure load in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension before and after successful pulmonary endarterectomy - a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to characterize RV adaptation to varying loading conditions in patients with chronic thromboembolic hypertension (CTEPH) before and after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA). Nearly 4% of patients with pulmonary embolism develop CTEPH. PEA offers a cure with excellent...

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Autores principales: Rolf, Andreas, Rixe, Johannes, Kim, Won K, Börgel, Johannes, Möllmann, Helge, Nef, Holger M, Liebetrau, Christoph, Kramm, Thorsten, Guth, Stefan, Krombach, Gabriele A, Mayer, Eckhard, Hamm, Christian W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25475583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12968-014-0096-7