The pulmonary circulation in cystic fibrosis.
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The pulmonary circulation in cystic fibrosis.
The hearts and lungs of 36 patients dying of cystic fibrosis have been studied to establish the relationship between right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH), pathological changes in the pulmonary circulation, and the clinical features. The presence and degree of RVH were measured by Fulton's technique of weighing the ventricles separately. Of the subjects who died after the age of 3 years, one in s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.30.3.285