Management of pulmonary arterial hypertension during pregnancy: A retrospective, multicenter experience

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1330-1336

  Duarte, Alexander G ^a   Thomas, Shibu ^a   Safdar, Zeenat ^b   Torres, Fernando ^c   Pacheco, Luis D ^d   Feldman, Jeremy ^e   DeBoisblanc, Bennet ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e Arizona Pulmonary Specialists Ltd   (United States)

^f LSU Heath Sciences Center at New Orleans   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; DIURETIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTANOID; SILDENAFIL; TREPROSTINIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877093747     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-0528     Document Type: Article

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