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Pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease: Limitations of echocardiography compared to cardiac catheterization.

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Abstract
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In interstitial lung disease (ILD), pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a major adverse prognostic determinant. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the most widely used tool when screening for PH, although discordance between TTE and right heart catheter (RHC) measured pulmonary haemodynamics is increasingly recognized. We evaluated the predictive utility of the updated European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society (ESC/ERS) TTE screening recommendations against RHC testing in a large, well-characterized ILD cohort.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Respirology (Carlton, Vic.)
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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1323-7799
DOI
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10.1111/resp.13250
Short Title
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Respirology
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