Intraoperative inhalation of the long-acting prostacyclin analog iloprost for pulmonary hypertension

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 874-875

  Langer, Frank ^a   Wilhelm, Wolfram ^a   Tscholl, Dietmar ^a   Schramm, Rene ^a   Lausberg, Henning ^a   Wendler, Olaf ^a   Schäfers, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILOPROST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CIRCULATION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141853811     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00704-9     Document Type: Article

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