Hemodynamic unloading leads to regression of pulmonary vascular disease in rats

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 279-289

  O'Blenes, Stacy B ^a   Fischer, Stefan ^b   McIntyre, Brendan ^a   Keshavjee, Shaf ^b   Rabinovitch, Marlene ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY DISEASE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT;

EID: 0035130447     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.111657     Document Type: Article

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