Letter by Montani et al regarding article, "elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines predict survival in idiopathic and familial pulmonary arterial hypertension"

Circulation

Volumn 123, Issue 21, 2011, Pages

  Montani, David ^a   Humbert, Marc ^a   Souza, Rogerio ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PROSTANOID;

LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SURVIVAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79958148928     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.991596     Document Type: Letter

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