Sarcoidois and pulmonary hypertension - A case report

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 194-197

  Tayal, Shalini ^a   Voelkel, Norbert F ^a   Rai, Pradeep R ^a   Cool, Carlyne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulomas; Pulmonary hypertension; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CD31 ANTIGEN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; PROSTACYCLIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INFUSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; OBESITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SKIN BIOPSY; STEROID THERAPY; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33646732195     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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