Pulmonary thromboembolic disease. Clinical management of acute and chronic disease;Enfermedad tromboembólica pulmonar. Manejo clínico de la enfermedad aguda y crónica

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 832-849

  Torbicki, Adam ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Tuberculosis y Enfermedades Pulmonares   (Poland)

Author keywords

Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary thromboembolism; Right ventricle; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; ILOPROST; PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CAUSALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 77954975125     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(10)70186-X     Document Type: Article

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