Skeletal muscle abnormalities in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive disease that is characterized by dyspnea and exercise intolerance. Impairment in skeletal muscle has recently been described in PAH, although the degree to which this impairment is solely determined by the hemodynamic profile remains uncertain. The ai...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Breda, Andre Luis Pereira de Albuquerque, Carlos Jardim, Luciana Kato Morinaga, Milena Mako Suesada, Caio Julio Cesar Fernandes, Bruno Dias, Rafael Burgomeister Lourenço, Joao Marcos Salge, Rogerio Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4251923?pdf=render