Pulmonary hypertension associated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia: A case report

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Zhang, Yun ^a   Qui, Yungang ^a   Zhu, Jianhua ^a   Gao, Danchen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DILTIAZEM; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ANKLE EDEMA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; COOMBS TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SMEAR; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE;

EID: 33845344733     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.053     Document Type: Article

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