Balloon mitral valve dilatation as an aid to weaning from ventilatory support in patients with intractable pulmonary oedema caused by severe mitral stenosis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 879-880

  Davis, G ^a   Khan, R M ^a   Randall, N ^a   Wright, J S ^a   Roberts, D H ^a  

^a BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, pulmonary oedema; Complications, stenosis; Monitoring, echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029934425     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.6.879     Document Type: Article

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