Risk factors for hemoptysis in idiopathic and hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Risk factors for hemoptysis in idiopathic and hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension.

INTRODUCTION: When hemoptysis complicates pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), it is assumed to result from bronchial artery hypertrophy. In heritable PAH, the most common mutation is in the BMPR2 gene, which regulates growth, differentiation and apoptosis of mesenchymal cells. The aim of this stu...

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Main Authors: Darryl Tio, Edward Leter, Bart Boerrigter, Anco Boonstra, Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf, Harm Jan Bogaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3806771?pdf=render

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