Assessment of right ventricular function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by echocardiography and its correlation with severity of the disease

 

Kothai G¹, Ekanthalingam^2*, Sharavanan T K V³, Prasanna K B⁴, Prasanna Karthik S⁵

 

¹Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

²Assistant Professor, ³Professor, ⁴Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Rathinamangalam, INDIA.

⁵Associate Professor, Department of General Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, INDIA.

Email: heartthrobe_kg@yahoo.co.in

 

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