Hypertension: Definition of pulmonary hypertension challenged?

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 250-251

  Torbicki, Adam ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedics   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VASCULAR DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; HYPERTENSION;

HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY;

EID: 84961391314     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2016.44     Document Type: Short Survey

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