Novel use of sildenafil in the treatment of portopulmonary hypertension

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 498-500

  Chua, Roderick ^a   Keogh, Anne ^a   Miyashita, Masami ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ARGININE; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; BOSENTAN; COUMARIN; FUROSEMIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; SILDENAFIL; SPIRONOLACTONE; UNIPROST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMATEMESIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SIDE EFFECT; VASODILATATION; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT;

EID: 15544369773     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.01.017     Document Type: Article

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