Abstract:Purpose
Identification of subclinical dysfunction of the right ventricular (RV) using modern exercise stress echo.
Methods
The main group consists of 66 patients with I-II stage of histologically verified pulmonary sarcoidosis: 42 men (63.6%) and 24 women (36.4%); mean age 31.9±5.59 years. The control group included 33 healthy, non-smokers: 24 men (72.7%) and 9 women (27.3%); average age 30.18±5.3 years. Stress-echo was perfo… Show more
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