Sustained long-term benefit of sildenafil in primary pulmonary hypertension

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-49

  Sayin, Tamer ^a   Özenci, Metin ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

pulmonary hypertension; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; SILDENAFIL; SPIRONOLACTONE; WARFARIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PROGNOSIS; PURINES; SULFONES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847689839     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.62.1.2019370     Document Type: Article

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