First experiences with the stable prostacyclin analog iloprost in the evaluation of heart transplant candidates with increased pulmonary vascular resistance

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 960-962

  Sablotzki, Armin ^a   Czeslick, Elke ^b   Gruenig, Ekkehard ^b   Friedrich, Ivar ^b   Schubert, Susann ^b   Börgermann, Jochen ^b   Hentschel, Thomas ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILOPROST; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTACYCLIN DERIVATIVE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0037392105     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2003.49     Document Type: Article

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