International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages 130-136 , October 2009

Right ventricular myocardial velocities and timing estimate pulmonary artery systolic pressure

  • Per Lindqvist

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Physiology, Heart Centre, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Clinical Physiology, Heart Centre, Umeå University, S-90185 UMEÅ, Sweden. Tel.: +46907851965; fax: +4690137633.
    • ,
  • Michael Y. Henein

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Heart Centre, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Gerhard Wikström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Uppsala Academic University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

Received 10 March 2008 ,Revised 9 June 2008 ,Accepted 28 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.043

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages 130-136 , October 2009

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