Journal of cardiovascular medicine
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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) · Apr 2017
A simple echocardiographic score for the diagnosis of pulmonary vascular disease in heart failure.
A simple echocardiographic score was designed for diagnosing precapillary vs postcapillary pulmonary hypertension and for discriminating between isolated postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (Ipc-PH) and combined precapillary and postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (Cpc-PH). ⋯ A simple echocardiographic score helps in the differential diagnosis between precapillary and postcapillary pulmonary hypertension, and between Ipc-PH and Cpc-PH.