Right atrium’s pump and reservoir functions are preserved but conduit function ımpaired in patients with secondary pulmonary hypertension with different etiologies and severities

Objective: Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) may result in right heart failure and death. Changes in right atrial function and size have been poorly studied in PHT. We aimed to determine how right atrial functions and size are affected in patients with secondary PHT with different severities and etiologi...

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Published in:	Ankara Ueniversitesi Tip Fakültesi mecmuasi Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 35 - 42
Main Authors:	Çiftçi,Orçun, Özer,Necla, Atalar,Enver, Övünç,Kenan, Aksöyek,Serdar
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi 01-01-2018
Subjects:	Sağlık Hizmetleri Tıp Ankara Türkiye strain rate strain hızı right atrium echocardiography ekokardiyografi Pulmoner hipertansiyon sağ atriyum Pulmonary hypertension
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