Recurrence of pulmonary hypertension after ventricular septal defect closure and perioperative response to nitric oxide

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-87

  Luciani, Giovanni Battista ^a   Pessotto, Renzo ^a   Mazzucco, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inhaled nitric oxide; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary vascular obstructive disease; Surgical repair; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIURETICS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; NITRIC OXIDE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; RECURRENCE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032484684     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00263-5     Document Type: Article

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