Isolated pulmonary arterial stenosis caused by Takayasu's arteritis in an elderly male

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-200

  Fukuda, Yusuke ^a   Shirai, Kazuyuki ^a   Takamiya, Yosuke ^a   Nathan, Miller ^a   Mito, Takahiro ^a   Yamagi, Daizaburo ^a   Hida, Satoru ^a   Iwata, Atsushi ^a   Yasuda, Tomoo ^a   Zang, Bo ^a   Nishikawa, Hiroaki ^a   Ideishi, Munehito ^a   Saku, Keijiro ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

General fatigue; Pulmonary hypertension; Rise in C reactive protein (CRP); Takayasu's arteritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID;

AGED; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS;

EID: 44149127953     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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