title: [Evaluation of pulmonary artery stiffness using routine clinical imaging methods].
abstract: Recently, there has been much debate about pulmonary hypertension due to modern therapeutic options available. Arterial hypertension is frequently associated with stiffening of a given artery. The aim of the present review is to present clinical imaging methods for the evaluation of the function and stiffness of the pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ, Általános Orvostudományi Kar II. Belgyógyászati Klinika és Kardiológiai Központ Szeged Korányi fasor 6. 6720.
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nemes
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Forster
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014655:Vascular Resistance; D059289:Vascular Stiffness
keywords: echocardiography; echokardiográfia; function; funkció; non-invasive; noninvazív; pulmonalis artéria; pulmonary artery; stiffness; vascular; vascularis