The beginnings of cardiac catheterization and the resulting impact on pulmonary medicine

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 313, Issue 4, 2017, Pages L651-L658

  West, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary tuberculosis; Pulmonary vascular pressures; Self experimentation; Uneven pulmonary blood flow

Indexed keywords

HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGIST; PULMONOLOGY; REVIEW; VENOUS BLOOD; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; PULMONARY MEDICINE;

EID: 85030648572     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00133.2017     Document Type: Review

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