Improvement in right ventricular function during reversibility testing in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A case report

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Huez, Sandrine ^a   Vachiéry, Jean Luc ^a   Naeije, Robert ^b  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Erasmus Campus ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ILOPROST; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; ILOPROST; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 61849158148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14767120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-7-9     Document Type: Article

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