Near infrared spectroscopy for the assessment of peripheral tissue oxygenation in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Eur Respir J. 2016 Oct;48(4):1224-1227. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01022-2016. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Affiliations

¹ Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK [email protected].
² National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dept of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Athens, Greece.
³ Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
⁴ Institute of Clinical Exercise and Health Science, University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton, UK.

PMID: 27587562
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01022-2016

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Connective Tissue Diseases / complications
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension / diagnostic imaging
Hemoglobins / analysis*
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging*
Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
Muscle, Skeletal / diagnostic imaging*
Oxygen / analysis
Oxyhemoglobins / analysis*
Severity of Illness Index
Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared

Substances

Hemoglobins
Oxyhemoglobins
deoxyhemoglobin
Oxygen