Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy: Treatment with pulmonary vasodilators

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 494-498

  Easterling, Thomas R ^a   Ralph, David D ^a   Schmucker, Barbara C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE; PROSTACYCLIN DERIVATIVE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; STARLING LAW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; EPOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; NIFEDIPINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032974025     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199904000-00005     Document Type: Article

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