Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Early Successful Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by acute-onset dyspnea, diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltration, low pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), and an arterial oxygen tension/ inspired oxygen fraction (PaO2/FiO2) ratio of less than 200 mmHg. Acute myocardial infarction (...

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Main Authors: Ho-Ming Su, Wen-Chol Voon, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Chih-Sheng Chu, Sheng-Hsiung Sheu, Wen-Ter Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-02-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
acute respiratory distress syndrome
acute myocardial infarction
primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09702815

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