Pulmonary artery pressure-flow relations after prostacyclin in primary pulmonary hypertension

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 338-340

  Castelain, Vincent ^a,b,c   Chemla, Denis ^a,b,c   Humbert, Marc ^a,b,c   Sitbon, Olivier ^a,b,c   Simonneau, Gerald ^a,b,c   Lecarpentier, Yves ^a,b,c   Hervé, Philippe ^a,b,c,d  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Department of Pathology   (France)

^d CENTRE CHIRURGICAL MARIE LANNELONGUE   (France)

Author keywords

Epoprostenol; Exercise testing; Primary pulmonary hypertension; Prostacyclin

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; WALKING;

EID: 0036469135     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.3.2106033     Document Type: Article

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