MRI evaluation of right ventricular pres
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J. Tim Marcus; Anton Vonk Noordegraaf; Peter M. J. M. De Vries; Albert C. Van Ro
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the development of pulmonary hypertension is common. This study was performed to assess the signs of right ventricular (RV) pressure overload and RV failure in COPD. In 8 COPD patients without primary cardiac disease, RV wall thickness, mass, and end-