Pulmonary artery stenosis 5 years after single lung transplantation in primary pulmonary hypertension

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1243-1245

  Waurick, P E ^a   Kleber, F X ^b   Ewert, R ^a   Pfitzmann, R ^a   Bruch, L ^b   Hummel, M ^a   Hetzer, R ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ARTERY; STENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032734608     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(99)00091-1     Document Type: Article

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