Alveolar hemorrhage associated with warfarin therapy: A case report and literature review

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-159

  Erdogan, Dogan ^a   Kocaman, Orhan ^a,b   Oflaz, Huseyin ^a   Goren, Taner ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kizilelma Cad Seyitomer Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIGOXIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; FUROSEMIDE; METOPROLOL; PINDOLOL; QUINIDINE; SULTAMICILLIN; TRANDOLAPRIL; VERAPAMIL; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COUGHING; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PNEUMONIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 1642447014     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CAIM.0000014101.06445.66     Document Type: Article

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