Prognostic relevance of pulmonary arterial compliance in patients with chronic heart failure.

CONCLUSIONS Pulmonary arterial compliance is a strong prognostic indicator in CHF patients with sLVD; most importantly, its prognostic role is retained in patients with normal pulmonary vascular resistance. PMID: 24356904 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Chest - December 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Pellegrini P, Rossi A, Pasotti M, Raineri C, Cicoira M, Bonapace S, Dini FL, Temporelli PL, Vassanelli C, Vanderpool R, Naeije R, Ghio S Tags: Chest Source Type: research