American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 94, Issue 8 , Pages 1096-1099 , 15 October 2004

Quantitative assessment of right ventricular geometric remodeling in pulmonary hypertension secondary to left-sided heart disease using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

Received 13 April 2004 ,Revised 28 June 2004 ,Accepted 28 June 2004.

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PII: S0002-9149(04)01087-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.079

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 94, Issue 8 , Pages 1096-1099 , 15 October 2004