Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine (Sep 2016)

A Correlative Study of Spirometric Parameters and Markers of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

  • Șuteu Carmen Corina,
  • Muntean Iolanda,
  • Blesneac Cristina,
  • Căpîlna Brîndușa,
  • Benedek Theodora,
  • Togănel Rodica

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0038
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 2
pp. 153 – 158

Abstract

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Background: Alteration in lung function is present in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We aimed to study the pulmonary function indices obtained by spirometry in pediatric patients with PAH, and to correlate them with B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and echocardiographic parameters.

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