Low incidence of catheter-related complications in patients with advanced pulmonary arterial hypertension undergoing continuous epoprostenol infusion

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Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 272-273

  Nagai, Toshiyuki ^a   Kohsaka, Shun ^a   Anzai, Toshihisa ^a   Yoshikawa, Tsutomu ^a   Fukuda, Keiichi ^a   Sato, Toru ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTACYCLIN; STEROID;

ADULT; BLEEDING; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VASCULAR ACCESS; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 84855430351     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-1893     Document Type: Letter

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