Long-term echocardiographic follow-up of a patient with primary pulmonary hypertension receiving iloprost inhalations

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-71

  Pettersen, Eirik ^a   Morstøl, Torstein Holm ^b   Vegsundvåg, Johnny Aage ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Alesund Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Iloprost; Primary pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

DIGITOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; ILOPROST; NIFEDIPINE; OXYGEN; PROSTACYCLIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADULT; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; ILOPROST; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 12344303972     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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