Good response to PAH-targeted drugs in a PVOD patient carrying Biallelic EIF2AK4 mutation
Abstract Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare and fatal cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Different from other types of PAH, PVOD patients have a dismal prognosis because of the progressive nature of pulmonary vascular involvement and fatal pulmonary edema induced by PAH-t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0900-2 |