Usefulness of the second heart sound for predicting pulmonary hypertension in patients with interstitial lung disease
Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (1), 2016
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: P2 hyperphonesis is considered to be a valuable finding in semiological diagnoses of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The aim here was to evaluate the accuracy of the pulmonary component of second heart sounds for predicting PH in patients with interstitial lung disease. DESIGN AND S...
Estudios Transversales, Ecocardiografía, Ruidos Cardíacos/fisiología, Hipertensión Pulmonar/diagnóstico, Hipertensión Pulmonar/fisiopatología, Enfermedades Pulmonares Intersticiales/fisiopatología, Fonocardiografía, Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas, Arteria Pulmonar/fisiología, Sensibilidad y Especificidad