Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a tissue Doppler echocardiographic study

It was hypothesised that, apart from right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) also exhibit left ventricular (LV) impairment, which may affect disease progression and prognosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate LV performance in a cohort of IPF...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The European respiratory journal 2008-04, Vol.31 (4), p.701-706
Hauptverfasser:	Papadopoulos, C. E, Pitsiou, G, Karamitsos, T. D, Karvounis, H. I, Kontakiotis, T, Giannakoulas, G, Efthimiadis, G. K, Argyropoulou, P, Parharidis, G. E, Bouros, D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Case-Control Studies Cohort Studies Diastole - physiology Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pulmonary Fibrosis - complications Pulmonary Fibrosis - diagnostic imaging Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - complications Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - complications Ventricular Dysfunction, Right - diagnostic imaging
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