Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease misdiagnosed as idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 18, Issue 113, 2009, Pages 177-180

  Palazzini, M ^a   Manes, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary veno occlusive disease

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; FUROSEMIDE; PROSTANOID; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIURETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70049104687     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00003909     Document Type: Article

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