Doppler-derived pulmonary arterial systolic pressure in patients with known systemic arterial pressures.
In the present study, we evaluated Doppler-derived systolic pulmonary artery pressure in 476 hypertensive patients. Clinical interpretation of systolic pulmonary arterial pressure should take into account age, body size, and systolic blood pressure values.
Abergel
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Service de Cardiologie, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France.
Chatellier
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Toussaint
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Dib
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Menard
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Diebold
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001824:Body Constitution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009765:Obesity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013599:Systole; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology