- ►chestpubs.org HR Büller, G Agnelli, RD Hull, TM Hyers, MH Prins, … - Chest, 2004 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org This chapter about antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease is part of the seventh
ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence Based
Guidelines. Grade 1 recommendations are strong and indicate that the benefits do, or do ... Cited by 937 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►171.66.122.149 G Simonneau, RJ Barst, N Galie, R Naeije, S … - American journal of …, 2002 - 171.66.122.149 Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a life-threatening disease for which continuous intravenous
prostacyclin has proven to be effective. However, this treatment requires a permanent central
venous catheter with the associated risk of serious complications such as sepsis, ... Cited by 647 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►chestnet.org PF Fedullo, WR Auger, RN Channick, KM Kerr, LJ … - Clinics in chest medicine, 2001 - Elsevier Chronic thromboembolic obstruction of the major pulmonary arteries (main, lobar, and segmental
levels) is a potential long-term consequence of acute pulmonary embolism. Depending on the
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- ►onlinejacc.org N Galie, M Humbert, JL Vachiery, CD Vizza, M … - Journal of the American …, 2002 - Elsevier Patients treated with beraprost improved exercise capacity and symptoms. The difference between
treatment groups in the mean change of 6-min walking distance at week 12 was 25.1 m (95%
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pulmonary-artery pressure in the absence of secondary causes. Precapillary pulmonary arteries
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S Rich - Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2000 - Springer Introduction Pulmonary arterial hypertension, defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure of
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SM Kawut, DB Taichman, CL Archer-Chicko, HI … - Chest, 2003 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org Measurements and results: Patients with SScPH had somewhat lower percentage of predicted
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