Tadalafil improves quality of life and exercise tolerance in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 429-431

  Affuso, Flora ^a   Palmieri, Emiliano Antonio ^a   Di Conza, Pasquale ^a   Guardasole, Vincenzo ^a   Fazio, Serafino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endogenous vasodilators; Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Selective inhibitors

Indexed keywords

TADALAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CARBOLINES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; OXYGEN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33644773545     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.08.051     Document Type: Article

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