American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 88, Issue 9 , Pages 1060-1063 , 1 November 2001

Effect of chronic infusion of epoprostenol on echocardiographic right ventricular myocardial performance index and its relation to clinical outcome in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension

  • Igal Sebbag, MD

      Affiliations

    • Echocardiography Laboratory, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Lawrence G. Rudski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Echocardiography Laboratory, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Judith Therrien, MD

      Affiliations

    • Echocardiography Laboratory, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Andrew Hirsch, MD

      Affiliations

    • the Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • David Langleben, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDr. Langleben’s address is: Room E-258, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2 Canada.
    • the Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Received 10 April 2001 ,Revised 15 June 2001 ,Accepted 15 June 2001.

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☆ This study was supported in part by the Bank of Montreal Center for the Study of Heart Disease in Women, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

PII: S0002-9149(01)01995-6

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 88, Issue 9 , Pages 1060-1063 , 1 November 2001

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