Further evidence suggesting a limited role of digitalis in infants with circulatory congestion secondary to large ventricular septal defect

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1408-1411

  Seguchi, Masashi ^a   Nakazawa, Makoto ^a   Momma, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITALIS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033135643     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00109-5     Document Type: Article

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