Iatrogenic paradoxical air embolism in pulmonary hypertension

Chest

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1602-1605

  Holcomb, Barry W ^a   Loyd, James E ^a   Byrd, Benjamin F ^a   Wilsdorf, Terry T ^a   Casey Cato, Terri ^a   Masonand, Wendi R ^a   Robbins, Ivan M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast echocardiography; Eisenmenger's syndrome; Paradoxical systemic air embolism; Patent foramen ovale; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

PROSTACYCLIN;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034929209     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.5.1602     Document Type: Article

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