Effect of pulmonary endarterectomy on six-minute walking test and echocardiography in the early stage


Kivrak T., Durmus E., SÜNBÜL M., YILDIZELİ B., MUTLU B.

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.44, no.4, pp.300-305, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5543/tkda.2015.76363
  • Journal Name: TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.300-305
  • Keywords: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary endarterectomy, right heart failure, VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LUNG-FUNCTION, HYPERTENSION, THROMBOENDARTERECTOMY, DISPLACEMENT
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Pre- and postoperative changes in echocardiographic parameters and results of 6-minute walking test (6-MWT) were investigated in the present study.