An unusual case of acute fatal pulmonary congestion: Oesophageal stenting

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Sganzerla, Paolo ^a   Passaretti, Bruno ^a   Perlasca, Elena ^a   Giovannelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Left atrial compression; Oesophageal stenting

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG CONGESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EDEMA; STENTS;

EID: 33947499578     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.132     Document Type: Article

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