American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 6 , Pages 872-876 , 15 March 2009

Noninvasive Estimation of Pulmonary Vascular Resistance by Doppler Echocardiography in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

  • Hidemichi Kouzu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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  • Satoshi Nakatani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel/fax: 81-6-6879-2561
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  • Shingo Kyotani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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  • Hideaki Kanzaki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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  • Norifumi Nakanishi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
    • ,
  • Masafumi Kitakaze, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan

Received 6 September 2008 ,Revised 15 November 2008 ,Accepted 15 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.039

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 6 , Pages 872-876 , 15 March 2009

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