Pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary emboli: An underrecognized condition

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1706-1707

  De Perrot, Marc ^a   Granton, John ^a   Fadel, Elie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE CHIRURGICAL MARIE LANNELONGUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 33744967311     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.051646     Document Type: Short Survey

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