Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jan 1996
[Implantable catheter systems. Experiences with 1000 patients with central venous ports].
To assess retrospectively duration of functioning and rate of complications of a totally implantable venous access system used for long-term chemotherapy. ⋯ Totally implantable venous access systems are suitable for long-term chemotherapy and cause few complications.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jan 1996
[Thromboendarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Hemodynamics and right-heart function over the long term].
To find out whether pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) can achieve lasting reduction of pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension due to chronic thromboembolism. ⋯ In patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension due to chronic pulmonary thromboembolism PTE can achieve a reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance with lasting improvement in right heart function and clinical symptoms.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Dec 1995
Comparative Study[Normal values for dobutamine stress echocardiography].
Dobutamine stress echocardiography having established itself as a sensitive method for diagnosing coronary heart disease, even in the absence of normative values, the physiological haemodynamics as well as the physiological values for global and regional left ventricular myocardial function were measured.