Clinical response to sildenafil in pulmonary hypertension associated with Gaucher disease

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 603-605

  Fernandes, C J C ^a   Jardim, C ^a   Carvalho, L A S ^a   Farias, A Q ^b   Terra Filho, M ^a   Souza, Rogerio ^a,c  

^a Pulmonary Hypertension Unit   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIURETIC AGENT; OXYGEN; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GAUCHER DISEASE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; ONSET AGE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULSE OXIMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PIPERAZINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 19944415321     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-005-0603-y     Document Type: Article

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