Echocardiographic assessment of overt or latent unexplained pulmonary hypertension.

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Echocardiographic assessment of overt or latent unexplained pulmonary hypertension. Abstract Text:

Eduardo Bossone,Massimo Chessa,Gianfranco Butera,Giannignazio Luigi Carbone,Bruno Dino Bodini,Ermanno Mazza,Andrea Ballotta,

Primary (idiopathic or unexplained) pulmonary hypertension is a rare disease of the pulmonary vasculature characterized by sustained elevation of pulmonary artery pressure, normal pulmonary artery wedge pressure and absence of secondary causes. Because of the nonspecific nature of early symptoms and physical findings, the diagnosis, essentially one of exclusion, is often made in the later stages of primary pulmonary hypertension. Echocardiography, providing an accurate noninvasive estimate of pulmonary pressure at rest and during exercise, is an essential component in the initial assessment and serial evaluation of patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. Furthermore, it is important to monitor the efficacy of specific therapeutic interventions, to estimate the prognosis and to detect preclinical stages of this disease.

Echocardiographic assessment of overt or latent unexplained pulmonary hypertension. Publishing Authors By Initials

E Bossone,M Chessa,G Butera,GL Carbone,BD Bodini,E Mazza,A Ballotta,

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Echocardiographic assessment of overt or latent unexplained pulmonary hypertension. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Review

Journal: The Canadian journal of cardiology

VOLUME: 19

Page Numbers: 544-8

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ISSN: 1916-7075

DAY: 3

MONTH: Apr

YEAR: 2003

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Hypertension, Pulmonary

MESH TERMS: ultrasonography

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AFFILIATION: Research Echocardiography Laboratory, Istituto Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy. ebossone@hotmail.com

Country: Canada

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