Pulmonary vascular resistance estimated by Doppler echocardiography predicts mortality in patients with interstitial lung disease.

CONCLUSIONS: In addition to parameters of pulmonary function tests and use of AD, increased PVRecho is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with ILD who were evaluated for screening of PH by echocardiography. PMID: 27032318 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Cardiology - March 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yasui K, Yuda S, Abe K, Muranaka A, Otsuka M, Ohnishi H, Hashimoto A, Takahashi H, Tsuchihashi K, Takahashi H, Takahashi S, Miura T Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research