Effect of bosentan upon pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is mainly determined by hypoxemia under respiratory failure by means of the functional hypoxemic vasoconstrictor response. Organic changes of vessels, pulmonary vascular remodelling, is gaining increasing relevan...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2009-02-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465808103499 |