Pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension: Two issues often neglected in cardiology

European Heart Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 581-583

  Lüscher, Thomas F ^a  

^a Careum Campus ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; IMATINIB; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; OXYGEN; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART FAILURE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIAC PATIENT; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INDEX; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT FORM 36; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; IMATINIB MESYLATE; OXYGEN; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 84924417844     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv022     Document Type: Editorial

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