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Prolonged respiratory failure due to pulmonary embolism in a young woman: a case report

BACKGROUND: The pathophysiology of pulmonary edema is generally considered to result from elevated pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressure due to increased left atrial pressure in consequence of a failing left ventricle. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of pulmonary edema secondary to severe hy...

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Autores principales: Tuchscherer, Daniel, Hollinger, Alexa, Bremerich, Jens, Siegemund, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6651904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31337440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2169-6