Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity in Disorders of the Pulmonary Circulation
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Pulmonary diffusing capacity in disorders of the pulmonary circulation.
The pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide was measured by single breath (DcoSB) and steady state (DcoSS) techniques in 48 patients with various pulmonary circulatory disorders and the results compared with the type of hemodynamic abnormality. Patients with pure inflow obstruction (primary pulmonary hypertension, recurrent pulmonary emboli) had the lowest Dco (mean DcoSB = 14.3 ml/min...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.49.3.541