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Prevalence and determinants of pulmonary hypertension in a group of Cameroonian patients without chronic lung disease: a cross-sectional echocardiographic study

OBJECTIVE: To study prevalence and determinants of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in a group of Cameroonian patients without chronic lung disease. We conducted a cross-sectional study conducted between April and December 2011 in a private cardiology clinic in Bafoussam, Cameroon. We included consenting...

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Autores principales:	Jingi, Ahmadou M., Noubiap, Jean Jacques, Tankeu, Aurel T., Mfeukeu-Kuate, Liliane, Nkoke, Clovis, Kamdem, Philippe, Menanga, Alain Patrick, Kingue, Samuel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Note
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678771/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29115988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2903-3

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