Acute and chronic dissection of pulmonary artery: new challenges in pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Right ventricular failure is a leading cause of mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, up to 25% of such patients die unexpectedly, without warning signs of hemodynamical decompensation. We previously documented that pulmonary artery (PA) dilatation significantly...

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Main Authors: Michał Florczyk, Maria Wieteska, Marcin Kurzyna, Piotr Gościniak, Joanna Pepke-Żaba, Andrzej Biederman, Adam Torbicki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045893217749114