Pulmonary endarterectomy: The treatment of choice for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 861-868

  D'Armini, Andrea Maria ^a   Zanotti, Giorgio ^a   Viganò, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; Lung transplantation; Pulmonary endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 33644664659     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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