Recent advances in targeting the prostacyclin pathway in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe disease characterised by increased pulmonary vascular resistance, which leads to restricted pulmonary arterial blood flow and elevated pulmonary arterial pressure. In patients with PAH, pulmonary concentrations of prostacyclin, a prostanoid that targ...

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Main Authors: Irene M. Lang, Sean P. Gaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2015-12-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/24/138/630.full