Pulmonary vascular input impedance is a combined measure of pulmonary vascular resistance and stiffness and predicts clinical outcomes better than pulmonary vascular resistance alone in pediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension. [electronic resource]
- American heart journal Jan 2008
- 166-74 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
1097-6744
10.1016/j.ahj.2007.08.014 doi
Adolescent Blood Pressure Determination Case-Control Studies Child Child, Preschool Electric Impedance Female Heart Defects, Congenital--diagnosis Hemodynamics--physiology Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary--diagnosis Linear Models Logistic Models Male Predictive Value of Tests Probability Pulmonary Artery--pathology Pulmonary Circulation--physiology Reference Values Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Vascular Resistance