A 31-year-old pregnant woman with progressive exertional dyspnea and differential cyanosis

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 638-641

  Chou, Wen Ru ^a   Kuo, Ping Hung ^a   Shih, Jin Chung ^a   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DILTIAZEM; INDAPAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMOPTYSIS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABORATORY TEST; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

EID: 4143056946     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.2.638     Document Type: Article

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