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World J Cardiol. Oct 26, 2011; 3(10): 322-328
Published online Oct 26, 2011. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v3.i10.322
Published online Oct 26, 2011. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v3.i10.322
Assessment of right ventricular afterload by pressure waveform analysis in acute pulmonary hypertension
Juan C Grignola, Lucía Devera, Fernando Ginés, Department of Pathophysiology. Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de la República, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay
Enric Domingo, Area del Cor. Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron. Passeig Vall d’Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
Enric Domingo, Department of Physiology, Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, Spain
Author contributions: Grignola JC participated in protocol development, data acquisition, data analysis and manuscript preparation; Domingo E contributed to the analysis and interpretation of data and manuscript preparation; Devera L participated in protocol development and data acquisition; Ginés F contributed to the the analysis and interpretation of data, and the drafting and the critical revision of the manuscript.
Supported by Comisión Sectorial de Investigación Científica, Universidad de la República and Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias Básicas
Correspondence to: Juan C Grignola, MD, Department of Pathophysiology, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Avda Italia s/n, Piso 15, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay. jgrig@fmed.edu.uy
Telephone: +598-2487-1515 Fax: +598-2480-0244
Received: March 28, 2011
Revised: July 8, 2011
Accepted: July 15, 2011
Published online: October 26, 2011
Revised: July 8, 2011
Accepted: July 15, 2011
Published online: October 26, 2011
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