Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 222-225 , June 2009

Improvement after Angioplasty and Stenting of Pulmonary Arteries Due to Sarcoid Mediastinal Fibrosis

  • C.R. Hamilton-Craig

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • R. Slaughter

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Cardiovascular Imaging, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    • ,
  • K. McNeil

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Hypertension and Transplant Unit, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    • ,
  • F. Kermeen

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Hypertension and Transplant Unit, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    • ,
  • D.L. Walters

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Received 10 December 2007 ,Accepted 22 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.12.006

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 222-225 , June 2009

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