Effect of atrial septostomy on the survival of patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1343-1348

  Sandoval, J ^a   Gaspar, J ^a   Pena H ^a   Santos, L E ^a   Cordova J ^a   Del Valle, K ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Pulido, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Atrial septostomy; Pulmonary hypertension; Survival

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; SILDENAFIL; SITAXSENTAN; UNIPROST;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLALOCK HANLON OPERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ATRIAL SEPTUM; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82555189244     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00072210     Document Type: Article

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