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Does the right ventricular Tei-index improve the accuracy of echocardiography for detecting pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with connective tissue diseases?
Does the right ventricular Tei-index improve the accuracy of echocardiography for detecting pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with connective tissue diseases?
Combining echocardiographic systolic pulmonary arterial pressure with the right ventricular Tei-index increases the accuracy of non-invasive detection of pulmonary arterial hypertension in connective tissue diseases, potentially minimizing unnecessary catheterizations.
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RV Tei-index may aid noninvasive PAH detection in connective tissue disease when added to systolic PAP; leaves open prospective validation against catheterization.
Vonk et al. (2006) studied this question.
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