Letter by Faul et al Regarding article, "percutaneous femoral arteriovenous shunt creation for advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A single-center safety and efficacy study"

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Faul, John L ^a   Smyth, Robert J ^a   Cormican, Liam J ^a   Burke, Conor M ^a  

^a Stroke and Hypertension Unit   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DEVICE; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PERCUTANEOUS FEMORAL ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84864584219     PISSN: 19417640     EISSN: 19417632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.112.969691     Document Type: Letter

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