Upper, extremity deep vein thrombosis and chronic pulmonary embolism resulting in pulmonary artery hypertension

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1532-1534

  Gomes, Maria R ^a   Tomaso, Herbert ^a   Nazarian, Gwen K ^a   Bjarnason, Haraldur ^a   Dietz Jr , Charles A ^a   Hunter, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 0031863280     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.170.6.9609168     Document Type: Article

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