Lung transplantation for primary pulmonary hypertenzion;Transplantace plic u primární plicní hypertenze

Vnitrni Lekarstvi

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 695-697

  Lischke, Robert ^a   Simonek J ^a   Stolz, A ^a   Schutzner J ^a   Pafko, Pavel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Lung transplantation; Primary pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

BERAPROST; ILOPROST; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; UNIPROST;

CONTINUOUS INFUSION; HUMAN; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 6344235469     PISSN: 0042773X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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