In search of markers of treatment failure and poor prognosis in IPAH - the value of mosaic lung attenuation pattern on thin-section CT scans

In search of markers of treatment failure and poor prognosis in IPAH - the value of mosaic lung attenuation pattern on thin-section CT scans

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Despite the development of specific therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) some patients fail to respond to such treatment. One of the potential reasons for the unresponsiveness to targeted therapies may be the presence of fibrous occlusion of small...

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Main Authors: Szturmowicz Monika, Kacprzak Aneta, Burakowska Barbara, Kurzyna Marcin, Fijałkowska Anna, Bestry Iwona, Torbicki Adam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-12-01
Series:Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
Subjects:
CT scan
idiopathic pulmonary hypertension
mosaic lung attenuation
pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Online Access:http://www.mrmjournal.com/content/5/6/409

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