Atrial septostomy in the treatment of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

Thorax

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 797-800

  Reichenberger, F ^a   Pepke Zaba, J ^a   McNeil, K ^a   Parameshwar, J ^a   Shapiro, L M ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; ILOPROST; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTANOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLALOCK HANLON OPERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTUM; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN;

EID: 0041829193     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.9.797     Document Type: Article

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