Diagnosis of left-ventricular dysfunction from induced sputum examination Journal Articles

abstract

• We have shown that the examination of induced sputum for haemosiderin-laden macrophages is sensitive and specific for detecting raised left-sided filling pressures associated with left-ventricular dysfunction.

authors

• Leigh, Richard
• Sharon, Rafael F
• Efthimiadis, Ann
• Hargreave, Frederick E
• Kitching, Allan

status

• published 

publication date

• September 1999

has subject area

• 11 Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• Adult (MeSH)
• Aged (MeSH)
• Cross-Sectional Studies (MeSH)
• Echocardiography (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• General & Internal Medicine (Science Metrix)
• Hemosiderin (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Macrophages (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Middle Aged (MeSH)
• Pilot Projects (MeSH)
• Prospective Studies (MeSH)
• Sensitivity and Specificity (MeSH)
• Sputum (MeSH)
• Ventricular Dysfunction, Left (MeSH)

published in

• The Lancet  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Aged
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Echocardiography
• Female
• Hemosiderin
• Humans
• Macrophages
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pilot Projects
• Prospective Studies
• Sensitivity and Specificity
• Sputum
• Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)80018-x

PubMed ID

• 10485730

start page

• 833

end page

• 834

volume

• 354

issue

• 9181