Korean Circ J.  2015 Sep;45(5):362-363. 10.4070/kcj.2015.45.5.362.

Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain: A Target Indicator in the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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  • 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. kyoungim74@gmail.com

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Hypertension*

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