Thin Air, Thick Vessels: Historical and Current Perspectives on Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension
The association between pulmonary hypertension (PH) and hypoxia is well-established, with two key mechanistic processes, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypoxia-induced vascular remodeling, driving changes in pulmonary arterial pressure. In contrast to other forms of pulmonary hypertension, t...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00093/full |