Lung biopsy findings in previously inoperable patients with severe pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-83

  Huang, Jing Bin ^a   Liu, Ying Long ^a   Yu, Cun Tao ^a   Lv, Xiao Dong ^a   Du, Ming ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a   Kong, Bo ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Advanced therapy; Congenital heart disease (CHD); Pulmonary hypertension (PH); Pulmonary vascular disease (PVD); Reversibility

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; CAPTOPRIL; DIGOXIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOLES; BIOPSY; CHILD; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961169448     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.04.094     Document Type: Article

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