Amniotic fluid embolism: A rare cause of acute left-sided heart failure

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 643-649

  Huybrechts, Wim ^a   Jorens, Philippe G ^a   Jacquemyn, Yves ^a   Colpaert, Cecile ^a   Vrints, Christiaan ^a   Conraads, Viviane ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid embolism; Congestive left heart failure; Low cardiac output; Pulmonary oedema

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATOSIBAN; BETAMETHASONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; FENOTEROL; INDOMETACIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NORADRENALIN; RITODRINE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; AMNION FLUID EMBOLISM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG EDEMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; TOCOLYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; EMBOLISM, AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33845752519     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.61.6.2017964     Document Type: Review

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