%0 Journal Article
%T Can a Six-Minute Walk Distance Predict Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension?
%A Augustine S. Lee
%A Charles D. Burger
%A Kamonpun Ussavarungsi
%J Archive of "Oman Medical Journal".
%D 2016
%R 10.5001/omj.2016.69
%X Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is commonly observed in patients with diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD). The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) as a simple, non-invasive tool to assess right ventricular (RV) function in patients with DPLD and to identify the need for an echocardiogram (ECHO) to screen for PH
%K Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases
%K Interstitial Lung Diseases
%K Pulmonary Hypertension
%K 6-minute walk distance
%K Echocardiogram.
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4996956/