Management of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in pulmonary hypertensive patients: A pressure to embolise?

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 18, Issue 111, 2009, Pages 4-6

  Shovlin, C L ^a,b   Gibbs, J S R ^a   Jackson, J E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BALLOON OCCLUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 61649095237     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00011102     Document Type: Editorial

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