Acute ressynchronization with inhaled iloprost in a pregnant woman with idiophatic pulmonary artery hypertension;Ressincronização aguda com iloprost inalado numa grávida com hipertensão arterial pulmonar idiopática

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 529-533

  Cotrim, Carlos ^a   Simões, Otília ^a   Loureiro, M J ^a   Cordeiro, Pedro ^a   Miranda, Rita ^a   Silva, Cecília ^a   Avillez, Teresa ^a   Carrageta, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dyssynchrony; Echocardiography; Iloprost; Pregnancy; Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ILOPROST; NADROPARIN; NIFEDIPINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANT WOMAN; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; ILOPROST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33746435904     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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