Pulmonary hypertension after ventriculoatrial shunt implantation.

Abstract

Ventriculoatrial (VA) shunts inserted for the treatment of hydrocephalus are known to be a risk factor for pulmonary hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of pulmonary hypertension among adult patients with VA shunts.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheDeutsch
Aufsatznummer6
ISSN0022-3085
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2010
pubmed 20597605