An unusual cause of pulmonary hypertension and refractory edema

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2011, Pages e1-

  Sopeña, Bernardo ^a   Gimena, Beatriz ^a   Pérez Rodríguez, Ma Teresa ^a   Rivera, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMPLEX OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pulmonary hypertension; Refractory edema; Renal arteriovenous fistulas; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; GADODIAMIDE;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRARENAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; KIDNEY TUMOR; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REFRACTORY EDEMA; SODIUM RESTRICTION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 79952814574     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.035     Document Type: Article

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