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Clinical Diagnosis of Right Heart Failure in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

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Right Ventricular Hypertrophy and Function in Chronic Lung Disease

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Rehabilitation ((CURRENT REHAB))

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When considering the literature on right heart failure in chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) we are faced immediately with problems of definitions.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

    H. Denolin

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  1. Institute of Physiological Regulations, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechoslovakia

    V. Ježek

  2. Department of Cardiology, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy

    M. Morpurgo

  3. Division of Cardiology, Clinica del Lavoro Foundation, Institute of Care and Research, Medical Center of Rehabilitation, Montescano, Pavia, Italy

    R. Tramarin

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Denolin, H. (1992). Clinical Diagnosis of Right Heart Failure in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. In: Ježek, V., Morpurgo, M., Tramarin, R. (eds) Right Ventricular Hypertrophy and Function in Chronic Lung Disease. Current Topics in Rehabilitation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3853-2_8

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