Cardiorespiratory symptoms in pregnancy: not always pulmonary embolism

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-190

  Lewis, E ^a   Stacey, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BIRTH; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PREGNANCY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIURETICS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUROSEMIDE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; NITROGLYCERIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33947121703     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.12.001     Document Type: Letter

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