Importance of screening and early detection of pulmonary hypertension and current treatment options

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-

  Mohan, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBRISENTAN; ARGININE; BERAPROST; BOSENTAN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DIURETIC AGENT; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ILOPROST; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PROSTACYCLIN; SILDENAFIL; SITAXSENTAN; UNIPROST; VASODILATOR AGENT; WARFARIN;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG INDICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NOTE; OXYGEN THERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 22144465774     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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