Pulmonary hypertension responding to hyperthyroidism treatment

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 923-925

  Hegazi, Mohamed Osama ^a,b   El Sayed, Amin ^a   El Ghoussein, Hussam ^a  

^a AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Graves' disease; Hyperthyroidism; Pulmonary hypertension; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; CARBIMAZOLE; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT DURATION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; CARBIMAZOLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PULMONARY ARTERY; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTOXICOSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 51349093426     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01353.x     Document Type: Article

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