Assessment of proximal pulmonary arterial stiffness using magnetic resonance imaging: effects of technique, age and exercise

Jonathan R Weir-McCall; Anu Kamalasanan; Deidre B Cassidy; Allan D Struthers; Brian J Lipworth; J Graeme Houston

doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000149

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Pulmonary vasculature

Assessment of proximal pulmonary arterial stiffness using magnetic resonance imaging: effects of technique, age and exercise

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Jonathan R Weir-McCall Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anu Kamalasanan Department of Clinical Radiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Deidre B Cassidy Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Allan D Struthers Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brian J Lipworth Scottish Centre for Respiratory Research, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Graeme Houston Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Medicine, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor J Graeme Houston; ghouston{at}nhs.net

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Weir-McCall JR, Kamalasanan A, Cassidy DB, et al

Assessment of proximal pulmonary arterial stiffness using magnetic resonance imaging: effects of technique, age and exercise

BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2016;3:e000149. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000149

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Received June 26, 2016
Revised September 16, 2016
Accepted September 19, 2016
First published October 7, 2016.

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October 26, 2017

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