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

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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)

• 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.