RV Contractility and Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Mountain Sickness
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RV contractility and exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension in chronic mountain sickness: a stress echocardiographic and tissue Doppler imaging study.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular function and pulmonary circulation in chronic mountain sickness (CMS) patients with rest and stress echocardiography compared with healthy high-altitude (HA) dwellers. BACKGROUND CMS or Monge's disease is defined by excessive erythrocytosis (hemoglobin >21 g/dl in males, 19 g/dl in females) and severe...
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عنوان ژورنال: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1936-878X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.08.007