Successful pregnancy in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Streit, Michael ^a   Speich, Rudolf ^a   Fischler, Manuel ^a   Ulrich, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BOSENTAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; ILOPROST; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON; PREDNISONE; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETREATMENT; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 72249114506     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4076/1752-1947-3-7255     Document Type: Article

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