Pressão pulmonar aferida pela ecocardiografia em pacientes chagásicos indicados para transplante cardíaco

Introduction: The patients suffering heart failure develop an increase in pulmonary pressure because of a retrograde mechanism. The pulmonary hypertension is a prognostic marker. Objective: The aim of this study is to correlate pulmonary hypertension measured by echocardiogram versus catheterization in pre-heart transplant patients on waiting list. Methods: Data from 90 patients of the Clinical Hospital UFMG were collected between 2004 and 2009. All the patients