Conclusion:  In patients with suspected PAH, invasive hemodynamic measurements of PAH do not correlate with PFT variables, even when corrected for spirometric volumes, and regardless of the subgroup of ventilatory physiology or clinical diagnosis. Please cite this paper as:  Correlation of pulmonary function variables with hemodynamic measurements in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.  [PubMed - in process] ()

Authors : Arunthari V, Burger CD and Lee AS.
Source: Clin Respir J 2011; 5: 35-43. PMID: 21159139
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