Cardiorespiratory symptoms during pregnancy - not always pulmonary embolism

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 320-324

  Evans, P J ^a   Rajappan, K ^a   Stocks, G M ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Echocardiography; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; ANOXIA; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 33749237504     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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