Sudden death during a change in treatment for pulmonary hypertension

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-225

  Brun, Henrik ^a   Holmström, Henrik ^a   Thaulow, Erik ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Child; Congenital cardiac disease; Epoprostenol; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; PROSTACYCLIN; SILDENAFIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG FATALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SOUND; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; INFANT; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SUDDEN DEATH; SWEATING; SYNCOPE; TACHYPNEA; WEIGHT GAIN;

DEATH, SUDDEN; EPOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 24944580092     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951105000442     Document Type: Article

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