Pulmonary Hypertension in Neurofibromatosis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1177-1178

  Engel, Peter J ^a,b   Baughman, Robert P ^c   Menon, Santosh G ^a,b   Kereiakes, Dean J ^a,b   Taylor, Lisa ^a   Scott, Mark ^d  

^a Ohio Heart and Vascular Center   (United States)

^b The Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research & Education   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHRIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; BOSENTAN; CORTICOSTEROID; PROSTACYCLIN; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SYMPTOM;

AGED; CAFE-AU-LAIT SPOTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1;

EID: 34147104081     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.11.072     Document Type: Article

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