Moderate primary pulmonary hypertension in patients undergoing liver transplantation

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 675-680

  Taura, P ^a   Garcia Valdecasas, J C ^a   Beltran, J ^a   Izquierdo, E ^a   Navasa, M ^a   Sala Blanch, J ^a   Mas, A ^a   Balust, J ^a   Grande, L ^a   Visa, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VEIN BYPASS;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INCIDENCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PULMONARY ARTERY; REPERFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 10244243860     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199610000-00003     Document Type: Article

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