Abstract:Introduction:
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common and often ominous finding in the echocardiographic evaluation of patients with cardiopulmonary complaints. As with all diagnostic imaging, the report summary may influence future evaluation. Our aim was to explore the relationship between the echocardiographic reports of patients with PH and subsequent referral to a PH clinic.
Methods:
From the institutional database of a single academic medical cent… Show more
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